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Outdoor picnics and parties are very popular in America in the summertime. Visit any park between Memorial Day (end of May) and Labor Day (beginning of September) and you'll find families and groups of friends enjoying the warm weather and sharing a meal. Birthday celebrations, family reunions, sporting events and holidays are all common reasons to host a get-together. But just wanting to be outside on a nice summer day is the best reason! Food is an important part of any gathering, and in the summer Americans love to cook outside on grills（烧烤架）. All kinds of meats, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken and sausages, and even vegetables like corn, peppers or potatoes can be cooked on the grill. Many typical families have grills in their yards, and many parks also have grills for public use. Men seem to particularly like to do the job of barbecuing the food, even if they don't usually cook at any other time. Many have “secret recipes” for a delicious barbecue sauce（调味料）. Other guests at the party will often be asked to “ bring a dish to share”. This means that they will make some kind of side dish (a salad or vegetable) or dessert, and share it with the others. If you make something very delicious, people may want you to make it every time! Fried chicken and sandwiches are popular at picnics too, because you eat them with your hands. Potato salads and baked beans are favorite side dishes. 1.According to the passage, Americans hold outdoor activities in ______. A. January B. April C. June D. October 2.According to the passage, who generally barbecues the meat at gatherings? A. women B. men C. the old D. the young 3.Which of the following statements is True? A. It is forbidden to barbecue in all American parks . B. Americans don’t like beans at all. C. Americans don’t like outdoor activities very much. D. If your friends like your side dish very much , they will want you to cook it again next time.
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Many people go to work each day to a job they hate. The harmful feelings influence their entire life, putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activities. There is a better way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling: Do some self-analysis. Ask yourself --- What really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my strengths? What is my secret passion(激情)? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go. Use your unique genius and talents. Every person is born with a unique set of natural abilities. Talents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because you have a natural flair（才能）for them. True happiness comes from combining your natural talents, developing and excelling(胜过) in them, and working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in. Make a decision. Only action can change your life. Read a book. Take vocational tests. Use a good career-management professional. Do some career exploration and gather all the information you need. Then make a decision and go forward. Outline the action steps to reach your career goal. Finding meaning, passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so don’t wait any longer. Begin right now and set in motion your own plan to live a happier, more satisfying life. 1.Which is the best title of the passage? A. Do not Hate Your Job Any Longer. B. Steps on How to Live Happily and Comfortably C. Suggestions on How to Build a More Meaningful Career D. Find Out Your Natural Talents and Make a Success. 2.According to the passage, by analyzing ourselves, we can . A. know the true meaning of our life B. understand better about the career we want C. find out our own unique genius and talents D. improve relations with our family and friends 3.According to the passage, it’s easier to make success in the work which we . A. have much experience at B. have professional knowledge about C. have been performing for a long time D. have a natural talent for 4.The purpose in writing this passage is to _____. A. direct people to choose their career B. reveal some wrong-doings at work C. give some solutions to deal with troubles at work D. persuade people to work hard to make a happier life
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There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway，wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved. I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car，so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics. It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive；I decided to wave back. From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time. The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 p. m.. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile，I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug. I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weatherbeaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey. 1.he author expected the train trip to be ________. A. exciting B. pleasant C. dull D. adventurous 2.What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? A. The friendly country people. B. The mountains along the way. C. The crowds of people in the streets. D. The simple lunch served on the train. 3.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish” in the second paragraph? A. choose B. enjoy C. prepare for D. carry on 4.What can we learn from the story? A. Comfort in traveling by train. B. Pleasure of living in the country. C. Reading gives people delight. D. Smiles brighten people up.
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In today’s world of cellphones, mini laptops and MP3 players, most people have at least one timetelling tool with them. Since these devices are so common, is time running out for the 500yearold watch? According to some consumers, yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is “an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function”. Many young adults agree — and use their cellphones to tell time. Louis Galie, a senior vice president at Timex, said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago. As a result, some people claim that the watch industry is at a crossroads. However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches regain popularity when consumers reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality timepiece that doesn't just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers boasted about their products' accuracy. But in recent years, the watch industry has transformed itself into an accessory business. And for many today, the image a watch communicates has become more important than the time it tells. “Complications” — features that go beyond simple timekeeping — are an important part of a watch's image. Today's watches offer a lot of features that suit almost any personality. These features include altitude trackers, compasses, lunar calendars, USB drives, and even devices that measure the effectiveness of golf swings! Creativity is also a key element in today's watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don't even look like watches. The company's popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell time. It looks more like a futuristic (未来主义的) bracelet than a watch. Another Japanese watchmaker, EleeNo, makes a “handless” watch. Using a ring of circles to keep time, this watch makes an excellent conversation piece. Whether a watch communicates fashion sense, creative flair or a love of sports, consumers want their timepieces to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget (小玩意儿) in their bags, so people want to make a statement with what's on their wrists. Will this interest in wrist fashion last? Only time will tell! 1.Why aren't watches popular with young people as before? A. Because watches cannot keep good time as cellphones, mini laptops and MP3 players. B. Because watches are featured by the disadvantages of simple function. C. Because watches are too expensive to afford. D. Because watches don't have beautiful appearance as other modern timetelling tools. 2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Watchmaking becomes the sunrise industry. B. Watchmaking is faced with the developing opportunity. C. Watchmaking is facing a survival crisis challenge. D. Watchmaking has a specific development target. 3.It can be implied that ________. A. people will gradually lose interest in watches as they grow older B. watchmakers scarcely change the development strategy for watches C. today's watches are better than those in the past in quality D. customers used to be more concerned with the quality of a watch than with its image 4.The following qualities can make a watch popular EXCEPT ________. A. multifunction B. accuracy C. nice design D. low price
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Letting go of success I want to make the most of every day. And, like most people, I've _ __ that the best way to do it is to let go of past failures. But that's not all. One can never fully ___ ____ today while thinking too much about past successes, either. People never ___ ___ while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉). The __ ____ is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failures! I once __ ____ a story about the Oscar owner, actor Clark Gable. A friend ___ ____ Gable one afternoon at the actor's home. She brought along her ___ ____ son, who was playing happily with toy cars on the floor. He ___ ____ he was racing those cars around a great track, which in ___ ____ was an imaginary circle around a golden statue (雕像). The small statue the boy played with was actually the Oscar Clark Gable ___ ____ for his performance in the 1934 movie It Happened One Night. When his mother told him the time had come to __ ____，the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this？” __ ____ to the Oscar. “Sure，” he smiled. “It's yours.” The horrified mother ___ ____. “Put that back immediately！” Giving the child the golden statue, Clark Gable said, “Having the Oscar around doesn't mean anything to me; ___ __ it does.” The actor seemed to know that past success could be a ___ ____ hammock (吊床) upon which he may be tempted to __ ____， rather than a springboard setting him to begin a new start. You may have learned to let go of past ___ ____ and mistakes in order to free the present. But will you forget past successes and achievements in order to free the ___ ____？ Will your past be a springboard or a restful hammock? “I like the __ ____ of the future better than the history of the past，” said Thomas Jefferson. I ___ ____. After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived. 1.A. discovered B. inferred C. hoped D. worried 2.A. spend B. live C. enjoy D. understand 3.A. struggle B. work C. learn D. succeed 4.A. story B. fact C. idea D. news 5.A. heard B. told C. knew D. wrote 6.A. saw B. recognized C. met D. visited 7.A. careful B. small C. lonely D. clever 8.A. pretended B. believed C. insisted D. suggested 9.A. case B. reality C. turn D. need 10.A. cared B. asked C. looked D. won 11.A. act B. leave C. play D. wait 12.A. running B. getting C. pointing D. shouting 13.A. objected B. noticed C. suffered D. breathed 14.A. selling B. keeping C. sharing D. earning 15.A. special B. comfortable C. expensive D. necessary 16.A. rest B. cheat C. stop D. sit 17.A. difficulties B. Events C. failures D. achievements 18.A. time B. future C. body D. brain 19.A. idea B. meaning C. dreams D. thoughts 20.A. obey B. permit C. wish D. agree
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____ apple fell from the tree and hit him on ______ head. A. An; the B. The; the C. An; 不填 D. The; 不填
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You can imagine the difficulty they have ________ such a large population. A. fed B. to feed C. feeding D. been fed
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During the last three decades, the number of people participating in physical fitness programs ________ sharply. A. was increasing B.has increased C.had increased D.will be increasing
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Helen alway s helps her mother even though going to school _____ most of her day. A. puts up B. makes up C. saves up D. takes up
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Nowadays, many people walk to work ________ Copenhagen Conference calling for living a low-carbon lifestyle to cope with global warming. A. in response to B. in relation to C. in addition to D. in opposition to
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I felt very tired when I got home. and I _______ straight to bed. A. go B. went C. had gone D. have gone
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Once the new rules are made，what matters much next is how they will be________to all the members of the club. A. devoted B. referred C. applied D. directed
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Though they met for the first time, they talked ________ they were good friends. A. even if B. as if C. even though D. if only
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________ the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level. A. Find B. Found C. To find D. Finding
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My mom suggests that we ________ eat out for a change this weekend. A. should B. might C. could D. would
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Bring the flowers into a warm room ______ they’ll soon open. A. or B. and C. but D. for
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There are plenty of jobs ________ in the western part of the country. A. present B. available C. precious D. convenient
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The player is under good treatment and the ________ are that he will recover from his injury in time for the next game. A. opportunities B. occasions C. chances D. conditions
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Nowadays people are more concerned about the environment _______ they live. A. what B. which C. when D. where
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--- What would you like to do? Doing shopping or going to the cinema? --- ________. Whatever you want to do is fine with me. A. It’s up to you B. All right C. Glad to hear that D. It just depends
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请根据汉语或首字母提示写出下列单词的完整形式。 1.After being trained for four years, she is ______________ (合格的)for the job now. 2.Mary succeeded in __________________(申请) for a scholarship to Oxford. 3.This museum was built in m_________________ of the great writer --- Lu Xun. 4.His handwriting is bad, so he ___________________(不断地) practises after class. 5.Unemployment figures are down this year c_____________________ with last year. 6.F__________________ is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises you. 7.She opened the door quietly so as to avoid d___________________ the sleeping child. 8.The announcement m__________________ the end of an extraordinary period in European history. 9.If possible, you should examine all data fields ___________________（可利用的）. 10.Chaplin（卓别林） went to the states in 1910, by which time he had learnt to dance and act in ___________________（喜剧）
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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(＼)划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。 Many young boys and girls had the habit of smoking, though they are middle school student. As we all know, smoking do harm to human beings. More and more people have realized that how serious this problem is. But they are never boring with it. Some people think smoking is a kind of fashion, and other think smoking can refresh himself. In fact, smoking causes many illnesses. The most serious illness led by smoking is lung cancer. Meanwhile, smoking is the waste of money. What's worse, careless smokers may cause danger fires.
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假设你是李华，上个星期天在动物园游览时看到有人伤害动物园里的动物。请你根据下面提供的信息，写信给English Learners’ Lighthouse 的编辑，反映事实并发表看法。 提示: 1. 当时的情景：有人向动物投掷小石头或燃着的烟头，有人给动物喂不合适的食物等, 以此取乐； 2. 看法：看到动物受到故意伤害，深表震惊; 动物是人类的朋友，有自己的生存权利；应采取措施保护等。 注意: 1. 短文应包括所有要点, 可适当发挥; 2. 词数120个左右; 开头已给出, 不计入总词数。 Dear editor, I’m writing to tell you ______________________________________________________
Best wishes! Yours Sincerely Li Hua
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