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Fumbling with the buttons to find a good song while driving has been linked to increased risk of crashes, but is listening to music risky? “It depends on the music,” says a report published in the October issue of Accident Analysis & Prevention. The study found teenage drivers who played their own music had significantly more traffic violations（违规） compared with background music designed by the researchers to minimize driving distractions, or no music. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel recruited(招募) 85 drivers about 18 years old; just over half were male. The subjects were each assigned to drive six challenging road trips that were about 40 minutes long, accompanied by an experienced driving instructor. Music was played on four trips, two with selections from the drivers' playlists, mostly fast-paced vocals, and two with background music, which was a mixture of easy listening, soft rock and light jazz designed to increase driver safety. No music was played on two trips. Subjects rated their mood after each trip and in-car data recorders analyzed driver behavior and errors. All 85 subjects committed at least three errors in one or more of the six trips; 27 received a warning and 17 required steering or braking by an instructor to prevent an accident. When the music was their own, 98% made errors; without the music, 92% made errors; and while listening to the safe-driving music, 77% made errors. Speeding, following too close, inappropriate lane use, one-handed driving and were the common violations. The male subjects were more aggressive drivers and made more serious errors than female subjects. The teens played their own music at a very loud volume but significantly decreased the sound level when listening to the safe-driving music, researchers said. Mood ratings were highest on trips with driver-preferred music. 1.What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1? A. Many drivers played their favorite music while driving. B. Drivers shouldn’t search for the buttons to find a good song. C. Song selection has nothing to do with increased risk of crashes. D. Listening to certain types of music can increase drivers’ errors. 2.What does the underlined word “ subjects” refer to in this passage? A. Something being discussed. B. People being written about. C. People being tested. D. Areas of knowledge or study. 3.In the research, soft rock and light jazz are likely to _______. A. increase drivers’ safety B. add to the pleasure of driving C. change drivers’ idea of safe driving D. lower drivers’ guard against danger 4.It can be inferred from the passage that in the research ______. A. the teens committed the most errors B. the male were more skillful in driving C. traveling with no music made the least errors D. driver-preferred music increased the mood ratings
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You may not be aware, but digital currency (货币) is a big part of the Internet world. QQ Coins can buy you accessories (配饰) for your QQ images. More importantly, a new digital currency, Bitcoin, is bringing the world’s commerce online. If you’re traveling, you can spend Bitcoins at restaurants and hotels listed at BitcoinTravel.com. In China, Bitcoins can be used to buy goods at about 134 online shops on Taobao. And at a café named 2nd Place in Beijing, you can even buy fresh coffee with Bitcoins. So what makes Bitcoin so attractive to investors? First of all, the Bitcoin system is not controlled by anyone. One central authority cannot make policies to change the value of Bitcoins. The fixed amount of Bitcoins also means they cannot lose value through inflation(通货膨胀), as all forms of paper money have done over time. In addition, accounts in the Bitcoin system are anonymous and transparent. Users can set up an account easily and track every Bitcoin. All of these features seem to make Bitcoins immune(有免疫力的) from loss, but that is not entirely true. “The value of Bitcoins can vary wildly as no central government makes the price of them steady. If the value drops suddenly, investors cannot get any compensation(赔偿),” Zhao Qingming, a senior researcher at China Construction Bank, told China Economic Weekly. And Bitcoins, unlike company shares, are not backed by any tangible funds, which also adds to their risk. While China will not recognize the digital currency anytime soon, Xinhua said, lawmakers and officials at a hearing on Nov. 18 in the US made positive comments about Bitcoin. Ben Bernanke, outgoing chairman of the Federal Reserve, told the Washington Post that “these types of creations, such as Bitcoin… may hold long-term promise, particularly if its system promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.” 1.Bitcoin is ______. A. actually exactly like QQ Coins B. only used online C. a new currency used both online and in real life D a country’s new digital currency. 2.We can use Bitcoin to buy the following things except ______. A. online goods B. goods at 134 online shops on Taobao C. books in physical shops D. coffee at a café named 2nd Place 3.What is the disadvantage of Bitcoin? A. the value of it can rise and fall wildly. B. It cannot lose value through inflation. C. Every bitcoin in your account can be followed. D. It can even be used at some specific restaurants and hotels.
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On a cool November afternoon in Fleming Island, Florida, Melissa Hawkinson, 41, was driving her five-year-old twins home from school when she saw a sudden splash in Doctors Lake just ahead. What was that? She thought. As she drove up to the scene, she saw a half-submerged car sinking about 30 yards offshore. “It was going down pretty quickly,” Hawkinson recalls. She stopped the car near the boat ramp and ran toward the water. Water is going to be cold, she thought. She took off her vest and leather boots, got into the icy water, and swam to the car, where she found Cameron Dorsey, five, trapped into his car as the swirling water rose around him. Hawkinson tried to open the door, but it was locked. So she pushed and pulled hard on the partially open window until she could reach through and unlock the door. She pulled the boy free, swam to shore, and handed him off to onlookers who were only watching them on a dock. The driver, the boy’s suicidal father, swam back to land on his own. Afterward, Hawkinson sat on the shore wrapped in a blanket. “For ten or 15 minutes, I couldn’t stop shaking,” she said. There’s nothing visibly extraordinary about Melissa Hawkinson, an energetic stay-at-home mom with brown hair and a sweet smile. Yet something made her different from the dockside onlookers that day. Why do some people act quickly, willing to take a risk for a stranger? What makes them run toward danger rather than away from it? Hawkinson, the Granite Mountain Hotshots (能手，高手)---19 of whom lost their life this past summer in Arizona--- every hero who puts his or her life on the line to save another: what makes them brave? Moreover, can bravery be learned, or is it a quality with which you are born? The answer is complex. Bravery taps the mind, brain and heart. It comes from instinct, training and sympathy. Today, neurologists, psychologists and other researchers are studying bravery, trying to uncover the mystery. 1.It can be learned from the passage that _______. A. Melissa Hawkinson was a 41-year-old nurse B. it was spring when the accident happened C. Melissa Hawkinson was picking up her five-year-old son D. Melissa Hawkinson was kind and courageous. 2.What conclusion can we draw from the third paragraph? A. Not everyone was ready to risk saving the five-year-old boy.. B. The father committed suicide because of the divorce. C. The father was saved in the end by Melissa Hawkinson. D. No one else was available except Melissa Hawkinson. 3.How does the writer find other people on the dockside? A. Warm and ready to help B. Thoughtful C. Kind of cold-blooded D. Not skillful at swimming 4.What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? A. To set us thinking what makes people brave. B. To call on us to learn from such people as Hawkinson. C. To remind people of risk while saving others. D. To show people bravery can be learned.
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Ocean Park Hong Kong is a theme park in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island. The park was built with donations from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (now Hong Kong Jockey Club) and opened on 10 January 1977. Today it offers affordable marine animal education and entertainment and is a private organization for commercial purpose. 1.At the beginning, Ocean Park Hong Kong _________. 2.According to the passage, Ocean Park Corporation _________. 3.Ocean Park Corporation took all of the measures to overcome the deficits except _________. A. raise ticket price B. close some attractions C. try to attract young customers D. host 2 pandas 4.Which of the following statements is Wrong?
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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。 How to Love Your Parents Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents. ____1.____ A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world. Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend. ____2.____ Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.____ 3.____ Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents? Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them. ____4.____ Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another. Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. ____5.____ Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you. A. Forgiveness is the key. B. Tell them you love them every morning. C. Parents will in turn express their love to you. D. After this, share your feelings with your parents. E. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can. F. Please remember parents are as important as friends. G. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.
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Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more ____ waiting for the final school bell．Upon its ____ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David. David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often ____ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so ____ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David ____．I can still remember he was always ____ a smile and willing to help．He always ____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He ____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly ____ home. Weeks passed and the ____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ____ before the holiday break．I smiled in ____ as the last of them hurried out the door．Turning around I saw David ____ standing by my desk. “I have something for you，” he said and ____ from behind his back a small box．____ it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my ____, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s ____.” “Oh no it isn’t，” said David．“It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.” Tears filled my eyes ____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given ____ to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ____ the little empty box set on my desk. 1.A．anxious B．courageousC．serious D．cautious 2.A．warningB．ringingC．calling D．yelling 3.A．scolded B．wonderedC．realizedD．learned 4.A．modestlyB．naturallyC．inaccuratelyD．inappropriately 5.A．popular B．upsetC．special D．funny 6.A．expressingB．deliveringC．wearingD．sharing 7.A．practisedB．wanderedC．studied D．stayed 8.A．wouldB．shouldC．might D．could 9.A．aim atB．turn toC．put off D．head for 10.A．argumentB．excitementC．movementD．judgment 11.A．schoolB．yearC．educationD．program 12.A．reliefB．returnC．vain D．control 13.A．weaklyB．sadlyC．quietly D．helplessly 14.A．searchedB．foundC．raised D．pulled 15.A．HoldingB．HandingC．SendingD．Leaving 16.A．delightB．expectationC．appreciationD．surprise 17.A．cheapB．emptyC．useless D．improper 18.A．asB．untilC．becauseD．though 19.A．adviceB．supportC．attentionD．command 20.A．fromB．behindC．over D．towards
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在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。 A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China---“tuhao” --- ___1.___ loosely translated means “nouveau riche (new rich).” There ___2.___ (be) more than 100 million references to the word “tuhao” on social media since early September this year. It's being used to describe ___3.___ from the new People's Daily building, to expensive celebrity weddings full of bling-bling （惹人注目的昂贵首饰）, and the new gold-coloured iPhone. In Chinese “tu” means earth, and “hao” means rich. To say someone is a tuhao is to imply they come ___4.___ a poor peasant background, and have made it rich quick, but don't quite have the manners, or taste to go along with it. It's ___5.___ the term “nouveau riche”, but has even more negative meaning, suggesting a certain vulgarity(庸俗). This new usage of the term took off in September after a widely-shared joke about a rich, but ___6.___ (happy) man. He goes to a Buddhist monk for advice and expects to ___7.___ (tell) to live a more simple life. But the monk replies instead with the phrase: "Tuhao, let's be friends!" Chinese Internet users are highly ___8.___ (create) in their use of language, and are constantly inventing, and re-inventing words for better expressions of some social phenomena. In this case, the popularity of the word “tuhao” seems to reflect the fact ___9.___ , in current Chinese society, many people laugh at ___10.___ with wealth, but are secretly jealous.
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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）不记分。 Dear Brown, Last summer I take a part-time job in the International Camp for children．I have told one more worker will be needed in this year and I think you are fit for it．How about join us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill closed to a river．It is such beautiful a place! We can hear birds singing happy all around．Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting．We usually work only five hours a day, so we will have plenty of spare time to visit the area and have fun. I am sure it will be a unforgettable experience．If you have interests in it, write to me soon． Yours, Mary
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有统计资料显示，今年春节期间，全国发送短信170亿条。有关短信拜年用“原创”还是“克隆（群发）”的争论很多。一种观点怀疑“克隆（群发）短信”拜年的真诚度，另一种观点则与之相反，认为不管短信是否是原创，祝福也一样真诚。请结合这一现象，用英语写一篇100——120字的短文，发表你的看法。 注：短信text message 克隆的cloned ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________.
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