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It worries him a lot that ______ little money he earns in the company can hardly support so large ______ family. A. 不填；the B. a; theC. a; 不填D. the; a
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Parents ______ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift. A. attachB. payC. linkD. apply
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The weekend snowstorm hit the city hard. ______, many primary schools decided to cancel Monday classes. A. RatherB. BesidesC. Thus D. Otherwise
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Lance Armstrong is believed ______drugs in the past competitive cycling races. A. to takeB. to be takingC. to have takenD. to be taken
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The topic, which many people ______ a small one, will actually have a great influence _____ us. A. think as; to B. think of as; on C. think as; upon D. think of as; to
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—_______ a long way to the castle. —Yeah, _______ a long way to go yet before we arrive. A. It is; there isB. There is; it isC. It is; it isD. There is; there is
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The further falling of the stock market as reported today has ______ a fresh wave of selling. A. given off B. set off C. put off D. taken off
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They wanted to have the house _______ with red wallpaper, which almost drove us ______. A. decorated; mad B. decorated; madly C. be decorated; mad D. decorating; madly
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Although they are divorced, he still has regular _______ to the children. A. approachB. attention C. accessD. appreciation
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President Xi Jinping says he wants to increase ties with Belgium and with Europe _______. A. as a wholeB. as a resultC. as a ruleD. as an honour
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He turned to Russia for help in the belief ______ the country would protect him. A. what B. whetherC. thatD. because
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She may win another gold medal in the Olympics, ______ she will be honored as a national hero. A. in whose case B. in that case C. in what case D. in which case
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Years of fighting have ______ the area ______. A. remained; in ruins B. left; in ruins C. remained; in ruin D. left; in ruin
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My parents expected too much of me. When they heard that I hadn’t passed the college entrance examination, they almost ______. A. broke up B. broke down C. broke off D. broke out
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______ I admit that there are quite a few problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved. A. SupposingB. SinceC. WhileD. As
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— It is hot today, isn’t it? — Yes. _______ yesterday. A. So was it B. So it was C. So it is D. So is it
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The Chinese exploration ship will join in the search for______ seemed like parts of the missing plane. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. it
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It was Tom as well as two of his classmates that _______ invited to the party. A. was B. were C. has D. have
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Mike apologized for _______ to inform her of the change in the working plan. A. his being not able B. him not to be able C. his not being able D. him to be not able
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—You've got a cold, not the H7N9! Everything will turn out OK. —______! I have been worrying about it for days. A. What a reliefB. That's for sure C. How surprising D. I'm sorry to hear that
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My teenage son Karl refused to communicate with others after his father died. As a parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card during his junior year, it said that he had been 95 times from classes and had six grades for the year. At this rate he never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even him. Nothing worked. One night I felt so that I got down on my knees and prayed for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you.” I was at work when I got a phone call. A man himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has . It’ s out of my hands.” For a moment there was on the other end of the line. The headmaster said, “Thank you for your time, ” and hung up. Karl’s next report card showed a marked in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I . “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really me how much I was hurting you. That's I knew I had to make you proud.” 1.A. confident B. wise C. single D. busy 2.A. arrived B. finished C. returned D. proved 3.A. naughty B. troublesome C. absent D. present 4.A. failing B. satisfying C. disappointing D. surprising 5.A. must B. need C. would D. should 6.A. convinced B. forced C. persuaded D. begged 7.A. powerless B. useless C. homeless D. meaningless 8.A. better B. worse C. less D. more 9.A. described B. regarded C. introduced D. explained 10.A. Before B. When C. After D. While 11.A. speaking B. pouring C. running D. putting 12.A. continuedB. operated C. affected D. worked 13.A. silence B. anger C. sadness D. surprise 14.A. painfully B. happily C. seriously D. jokingly 15.A. progress B. advance C. improvement D. encouragement 16.A. attended B. joined C. arranged D. organized 17.A. concerned B. disturbed C. embarrassed D. astonished 18.A. shook B. nodded C. smiled D. replied 19.A. beat B. hit C. frightened D. confused 20.A. when B. how C. why D. where
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He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the rescue workers that they called him “our baby.” In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby's grave, carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.” He has rested there ever since. But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great aunt named Maria Panula, 42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Maria gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino, from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer. Now, using the teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the unknown child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer. "They've taken care of him for 100 years." 1.The baby travelled on the Titanic with his_______. A. mother B. parents C. aunt D. relatives 2.What is probably the boy's last name? A. Schleiferi B. Eino. C. Magda. D. Panula. 3.Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child's grave on Nov. 5 _______. A. 1912 B. 1954 C. 2012 D. 2004 4.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word recover? A. uncover B. find C. bury D. gather 5.This text is mainly about how______________. A. the unknown baby's body was taken from the north Atlantic B. the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia C. people found out who the unknown baby was D. people took care of the unknown baby for 100 years
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Want to travel as cheaply as possible while enjoying the great scenery as much as you like? Backpacking is the way. As the most popular traveling choice among young western people, backpacking allows you to travel at your own free will. Carrying a tent, sleeping bag and clothes, backpackers also need to pack an attitude that will help them deal with many mental and physical challenges. It is a thrill to put our ability to test and challenge ourselves with sorts of difficulties we might come across. So, backpacking is something young people can hardly deny. Young people in Europe often travel around by train. Now, with plane tickets dropping in price, more are traveling to distant countries, such as Australia and China. And some just travel within their own countries. But no matter where a backpacker travels, planning in advance is important if he or she wants to enjoy the trip. Clothing In summer, light, waterproof clothes are best. Backpackers must remember to travel lightly and not pack too many clothes. Medicine There are many medicines, especially for summer, such as those for sunstroke, snake bites and mosquitoes. Others are useful in every season, such as those for common colds, poisoning and diarrhea. Cards Three types of cards are of great value for backpacks: student Identity Card, personal ID and a credit card. A student ID card can be helpful for saving money. It often gets train tickets and entrance tickets for cheaper prices in many Western countries. Personal ID card can, not only get you out of trouble with local police, but also prove useful in all sorts of other situations. Carrying a credit card can be a safe way of carrying money, as cash can easily get lost, stolen or wet. And of course, don’t forget to enjoy your trip! 1.What does the underlined sentence mean? A. Backpackers also need to be in high spirits when they want to travel. B. Backpackers may also face dangerous situations. C. Backpackers also need to talk with doctors about their traveling. D. Backpackers need to make preparation for many kinds of difficulty in advance. 2.What does the underlined word “waterproof” mean? A. Easy to wash.B. Not letting water go through. C. Washed without water.D. Used in water. 3.If you are stopped by a policeman in the street, you should show ______ to the police. A. your student IDB. your credit card C. your personal IDD. your passport 4.What is of most advantage to backpackers? A. They can travel very easily. B. They won’t worry about where to live. C. They can have the chance to take some adventures. D. They can take some physical exercise. 5.What is the author’s purpose to write this passage? A. To give some ideas about traveling. B. To encourage the young to travel. C. To tell people how to avoid something unpleasant. D. To offer some useful advice for traveling.
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In the kitchen of my mother's houses there has always been a wooden stand with a small notepad and a hole for a pencil. I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can't be the same pencil. The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one. “I'm just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen?” My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I've always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen these days. ” Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.” This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible exhibits at every meal. 1.Why has the author's mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen? A. To leave messages. B. To list her everyday tasks. C. To note down maths problems. D. To write down a flash of inspiration（灵感）. 2.What is the author's original opinion about the wooden stand? A. It has great value for the family. B. It needs to be replaced by a better one. C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood. D. It should be passed on to the next generation. 3.The author feels embarrassed for ______. A. blaming her mother wrongly B. giving her mother a lot of trouble C. not making good use of time as her mother did D. not making any breakthrough in her field 4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. The mother is successful in her career. B. The family members like traveling. C. The author had little time to play when young. D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared. 5.In the author's mind, her mother is ______. A. strange in behavior B. enthusiastic about her research C. fond of collecting old things D. careless about her appearance
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If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the younger people learn a second language, the greater the effect is. A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference. “Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible(灵活的),”he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.” The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists. 1.The main subject talked about in this passage is ______. A. science on learning a second language B. language can help brain power C. man's ability of learning a second language D. language learning and maths study 2.In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ______. A. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well B. prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language C. to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language D. say language is also a kind of physical labor 3.The underlined word “bilingual” probably means ______. A. a researcher on language learning B. an English native speaker C. an active language learner D. a person who can speak two languages 4.We may know from the scientific findings that ______. A. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn't know a second language C. the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people's brain D. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density is 5.In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ______. A. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects B. learning a second language is the same as studying maths C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language
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单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1.Xiaoshi High School, f______ in 1912, is home to a number of great figures. 2.Helen Keller lost her sense of sight and h______ before she could learn how to speak. 3.It isn’t c______ to talk with you at the moment; I’m in the middle of a meeting. 4.Luckily two passers-by came to her a______ when they saw her trapped in the car. 5.Mary felt in her bag for the key, but it was n______ to be found. 6.All her spare time is fully o______ with her three children. 7.In the past, wood was one of the most important building m______ for houses. 8.Many people became homeless after the big fire d______ their houses. 9.By asking questions, Socrates made his students a______ of their own errors. 10.In the good care of the nurses, the patient is g______ recovering from the heart operation.
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句子翻译 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 1.汉语和西方语言不同，区别在于它不使用字母，而是用汉字表示思想、物体和行为。 The Chinese language is different from Western languages ______ ______, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which ______ ______ ideas, objects or deeds. 2.与我们的预计恰恰相反，这个系统太过复杂，并不实用。 ______ ______ what we expected, the system was too difficult to ______ ______ ______ ______. 3.在日本对珍珠港进行突袭后，美国总统对日宣战。 After the Japanese ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ on Pearl Harbor, US President Franklin Roosevelt ______ ______ ______ Japan. 4.毫无疑问，这个地区要置于政府保护之下。 ______ ______ ______ ______ that this area should be put ______ ______ ______. 5.他们没能逃出这个城市, 这使得情况变得更糟了。 They ______ ______ ______ the city, which ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
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下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 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11处起）不计分。 When I walked into the classroom, the teacher is handing out the papers. I was feeling very nervously. I had not studied at all at the weekend as I had thought it would be easy test. I went through the papers many times but I could only answer three out of the twenty questions. I did not want to fail the exam. Then I put my book under my desk, opening it and started looking for the answer. The teacher wasn't looking at me, but I copied something. Suddenly, I felt a hand on his shoulder! The teacher caught me cheat. I didn’t know how to say. Luckily, the teacher did not punish me for cheating but gave me a second chance instead of.
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在短文的空格中填入恰当的词 (每个空格只能填一个单词)，使全文意义完整、通顺。 Last summer my family moved to a new neighborhood. Ramon, a boy living right across the street from our new house, came by to ___1.___ hello. When school started, I was happy that Ramon was in my class. One day Mr. Rosen, our teacher, told us about the big Art and Music Festival coming up at school. He said, “Who wants to be in the show? Raise your hands.” The class became restless. About a dozen hands went up. I started to raise my hand, ___2.___ I stopped and put it down. I couldn’t say a word. I just sat there while the others volunteered. “There is a piano in the hall. We could use a piano player,” said Mr. Rosen. Still I said nothing. And ___3.___ asked me to perform at the festival, for I had never even told anyone that I could play the piano. Every day when I went home to learn the sonata in C Major(C 大调奏鸣曲) by Mozart , I told Ramon I had to do my homework. Every day it ___4.___ better and better and I grew more and more disappointed that I had not ___5.___ to play at the festival. One afternoon I was practicing as usual. Suddenly there was a ___6.___ at the door. I was in the middle of Mozart’s Sonata, so I kept on playing. My mom opened the door and told me it was Ramon. “What nice ___7.__! ” I heard him say. Then he walked into the living room and saw me ___8.___ the piano. When I finished, Ramon jumped up and clapped. He ran over to me and gave me a pat on the back. “Matthew,” he said, “that was great! I never even knew you could play the piano! ___9.___ were you keeping this a secret?” I kept quiet for a minute. I felt foolish. Ramon had stopped by to borrow my math book because he had left his at school ___10.__ mistake. Now he knew I played the piano. The next day in school, Ramon told Mr. Rosen that I was a great pianist. The rest is history.
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