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In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them. At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap (水龙头)water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(重续). Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day. Serving in restaurants is often large; too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself. Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change. 1.Which statement is TRUE? A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know. B. Hostess always seats a small group at a large table. C. American people never sit with people they don’t know. D. American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking. 2.What is served before you order? A. Cold water. B. Butter. C. Coffee. D. Bread. 3.What do American people always do when servings are too large for them? A. They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs. B. They leave the food on the table and go away. C. They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later. D. They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.
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Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time when you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could. Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions (消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate (拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day. The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have enough time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time. You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices（牺牲）. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason why it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day. I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was extremely busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, because of illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was very light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this strange experience? I believe you have known it. 1.If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ________. A. a schedule without gaps B. breaks and distractions C. the limited time D. the limited energy 2.According to Paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can ________. A. work without any rest B. focus on many things at a time C. find some more time in a day D. do some exercise regularly 3.The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to ________. A. prove what the real limiting factor is B. show us how busily he needs to work C. explain how important a healthy body is D. tell us what a strange experience he has 4.What is the best title of the passage? A. Do You Really Lack Time? B. How Can You Work Efficiently? C. What Makes Your Energy Limited? D. When Should You Do Exercise?
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A blind baby is doubly handicapped. Not only is it unable to see, but because it cannot receive the visual stimulus（刺激）from its environment that a sighted child does, it is likely to be slow in intellectual development. Now the ten-month old son of Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Daughters is the subject of an unusual psychological experiment designed to prevent a lag（滞后）in the learning process. With the aid of a sonar-type electronic that he wears on his head, infant(婴儿) Dennis is learning to identify the people and objects in the world around him by means of echoes(回声). The device is an improvement of the “Sonicguide”, an instrument produced by Telesensory Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif, and used by blind adults in addition to a smart or guide dog. As adapted for Dennis, it consists of a battery-powered system about the size of a half dollar that is on a headgear. A transmitter sends out an ultrasonic(超声的) pulse that creates an 80 degree cone of sound at 6 feet. Echoes from objects within the cone are perceived (felt) as sounds that vary in pitch(音调) and volume(音量) with the size and distance of the object. The closer an object is, the lower the pitch, and the larger the object, the louder the signal. Hard surfaces produce a sharp ping, while soft ones send back signals with a slightly fuzzy quality. An object slightly to the right of Denny’s sends back a louder sound to his right ear than to the left. Thus , by simply moving his head right and left and up and down, he can not only locate an object but also get some notion of its shape and size, thanks to the varying qualities of sounds reaching his ears as the cone of ultrasound(超声波) passes its edges. Dennis likes to use the device to play a kind of peek-a-boo with his mother. Standing on her knee and facing her directly, he receives a strong signal in both ears. By turning his head away, he makes her seem to disappear. “From the first time he wore it,” says Mrs. Daughters, “it was like a light going on in his head.” What remains to be determined is how well the device will help Dennis cope with his surroundings as he begins to walk and venture further into his environment. Meanwhile, Telesensory, Inc, is working on the development of sonar(声纳) device with somewhat the same sensitivity as Dennis’s for use by school-age children. 1.Dr. and Mrs. Daughters’ research is directed to ________. A. helping the blind to see and learn as well as others B. benefiting the learning process of blind children C. solving blind children’s psychological problems D. finding out how children develop intellectually 2.Infant Dennis becomes the subject of the experiment most probably because ________. A. he already lags behind the sighted children B. he leads a life as normal as any other children C. he is at the early stage of the learning process D. he has the aid of a sonar-type electronic device 3.What can we learn about infant Dennis’ device? A. Its first design was designed for blind adults. B. Its battery is as small as a half-dollar coin. C. It is functionally similar to a sane and guide dog. D. It has been improved by Telesensory Systems, Inc. 4.In the third paragraph, “its edges” refers to ___________ . A. the edge of an object B. the edge of the device C. the boundary of Dennis’ movement D. the boundary of the sound pitch.
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Mainland couples who give birth to a second child in Hong Kong will be fined for breaking the family planning policy，a senior official has warned． As more women flock to Hong Kong to give birth to their second child，Zhang Feng，family planning department director of Guangdong Province，stressed that this violated China's policies．“And those who are government employees will even be dismissed from their posts．”he said． “ It doesn’t matter if they give birth to their second child on the mainland or in other countries and regions, they have violated the country’s policies and the province’s regulations”. He said that some families had been punished in the past few months after having a second child in Hong Kong, but gave no details. Zhang made his remarks when a Hong Kong newspaper carried a controversial ( 有争议的 ) notice claiming residents’ medical services had been affected by the growing number of mainland women who arrive in the city to give birth and gain fight of abode ( 居住) there. According to statistics revealed by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government，about 88，000 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2010，but more than 41，000 or 47 percent，were to mainland couples，including a large number from Guangdong． Hong Kong has limited the number of mainland women permitted to give birth in the city at 34，000 this year． The issue also has caused calls for an amendment（修正）to Hong Kong's Basic Law so that babies born to mainland women are no longer granted permanent fight of abode． “I support Hong Kong government's decision to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong．”Zhang said． China introduced its family planning policy in 1979 to limit births in the world's most populous nation，although the rules have been relaxed in recent years． 1.Which of the following is true? A．Those who give birth to a second child in Hong Kong will be fined． B．Many government employees have been dismissed from their posts． C．Zhang Feng is family planning department director of Guangdong Province． D．It doesn't matter if they give birth to their second child on the mainland． 2.What does the word “violated” mean in the second paragraph? A．went against B．was obeyed C．was for D．was dismissed 3.Zhang Feng said that . A．few families had been punished after having a second child in China B．about 88，000 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2010 C．the residents' medical services in Hong Kong had been affected D．he agreed to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong 4.From the passage we can infer . A．in 2010 most of the babies born in Hong Kong belonged to mainland couples B．the number of mainland women permitted to give birth in Hong Kong has been reduced C．babies born to mainland women in Hong Kong can't get permanent right of abode now D．the family planning policy in China is as strict as before
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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。 If you want to keep fit, please refer to the following: Move More Make it a daily to find ways to move your body. 1. Climb stairs instead of taking the elevator. Walk your dog; play with your kids. It doesn’t have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute dance class. But that’s great when you’re up to it. At the same time, move more. Quit Smoking Ever since 1960 when it was announced that smoking was harmful to health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products. Just recently, we’ve seen more and more teens smoking. Could it be the Hollywood influence? 2. Take care! Warn your children against smoking. 3. While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney(肝肾) disease and cancer. Reduce Stress Easier said than done, stress comes in many ways. 4. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like such as walk on the beach or in a park, read a good book, visit a friend, listen to relaxing music, and watch a funny movie. Protect Yourself from Pollution If you can’t live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms. ____5. Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good. A. Avoid Excessive Drinking B. There are many things you can do to move your arms and legs. C. Think carefully about what you will do. D. Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. E. It seems that the stars in every movie smoke cigarettes. F. Keep a Positive Mental Outlook G. Some techniques given by experts are to think positive thoughts.
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A couple of weeks ago，my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to my 7 year old son’s room and some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money. The night before the ，we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too for him. In the yard he the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we .It wasn’t in the best and was certainly not new，but the tires were good. We put a price of $10 on it，but it didn’t sell. So，after the sale was ，my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign that “FREE，BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was free. She said yes and that he could have it for He smiled，got on the bike and rode away. Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale，he was very ，shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things，wondering they had been sold. When he asked about the bike，I told him about the little boy and that made him .He was much happier than when I told him how much he had .He was so happy to that someone else would make good of that little bike! 1.A. cleanB. checkC. displayD. design 2.A. look for B. go throughC. show offD. deal with 3.A. refusedB. agreedC. wroteD. lied 4.A. tripB. showC. saleD. decision 5.A. weakB. smallC. newD. thin 6.A. rodeB. foundC. watchedD. felt 7.A. doubtedB. knewC. toldD. thought 8.A. timeB. chanceC. placeD. shape 9.A. alsoB. neverC. stillD. hardly 10.A. aheadB. onC. nearD. over 11.A. saidB. repeatedC. copiedD. expressed 12.A. jumpingB. standingC. walkingD. shouting 13.A. barelyB. usuallyC. reallyD. always 14.A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing 15.A. calmB. scaredC. excitedD. disappointed 16.A. whenB. ifC. whyD. how 17.A. smileB. worryC. leaveD. cry 18.A. enjoyedB. lostC. boughtD. made 19.A. hearB. understandC. rememberD. think 20.A. interestB. moneyC. useD. price
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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内容（不多于3个单词）或者用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Two things I did may have caused people 1. (think) that something is wrong with me. The first was when my wife asked me to have the sitting room clock 2. (repair). I drove into the market place of our little town and, clock under arm, entered a shop. Only it was the meat shop, 3. my thoughts far away, I stood staring into the shopkeeper's eyes. I 4. (be) his customer for a long time and the good man smiled at me. This went on for several very long seconds before I realized where I was. There is no doubt that I should have calmly bought a pound of meat, 5. I merely nodded briefly and left. The other man in my town who probably thinks I am mad is Mr. Smith. Some years ago he was manager of Mead's Shop, and he and I knew each other quite well. One day he 6. (stand) in the doorway of his shop when I passed.My brain was on some distant problem and my eyes stared into space. “Hello, Mr. Herriot.” I heard his voice. I turned a blank gaze on him — I just had no idea 7. he was though his face was familiar. Then I saw 8.__ word “MEAD” in foothigh letters above the shop window. “Good morning, Mead，” I cried heartily and continued my way. I had gone only a few steps before I realized that my greeting had been 9. (polite). I turned back and said to him again, “Good morning, Mister Mead.” It was only when I has turned the corner of the street that I realized, too late, 10. his name was Tony and the time was late afternoon.
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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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在却此处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。 One night, while Xiao Ming and his father were sleeping, a thief which face was covered with a piece of cloth entered into the room quietly, held a knife in his hand. Although he tried to walk as quietly as possibly, Xiao Ming and his father were woken up. Realizing what had happened, they fight bravely against the thief. Suddenly Xiao Ming came up an idea. He threw a drawing pin on the floor where the thief might pass. Like expected, the thief stepped on a pin and was badly hurt. Screaming in great pain, the thieves fell down. Xiao Ming and his father took the chance to tie the thief up. With Xiao Ming’s clever, they finally won the unexpected battle.
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你身边的不少同学喜欢用手机发短信、听音乐。有的同学喜欢周末上网玩游戏，影响了正常的学习。针对这个现象，你决定给校广播站写一篇稿件，倡议同学们要正确对待现代媒体。内容包括： 1.列举沉迷于现代媒体的现象； 2.提出合理化的建议。 注意：词数100字左右。 Dear fellow students, ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you!
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