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Japan is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. As the Japanese students already know, four main islands and more than 3,000 small ones stretch from north to south for about 1,300 miles. As for the climate of the country, well, it’s hot and humid(潮湿) in summer, but it is quite cold and wet in Japan during winter. Typhoons, which are violent tropical storms, often threaten Japan during the fall. That’s, of course, during the harvest season. The population of Japan is about 110,5 million. It may seem hard to believe, but the average population density(密度) of the country is about 678 persons per square mile. About two thirds of the entire population lives in Japan’s cities. The other one third lives in the suburbs or in the countryside. No other country in southern or eastern Asia has such a large urban, or city population. Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, is the most density-populated city in the world. At last count there were more than 11.5 million people living in Tokyo. 1.Why is Japan called an island country? Because ______. A. Japan is a small country B. it is on the Pacific Ocean C. it has thousands of big and small islands D. Japan has hundreds of small islands 2.Typhoons often attack Japan during______. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 3.Most of the people in Japan live_____. A. in the rural areas B. in the countryside C. around the cities D. in the cities 4.The most densely-populated city in the world is_____. A. New York B. Shanghai C. London D. the capital of Japan
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Let’s say a person gets up at 7:00 in the morning and goes to bed at 11:00 at night. He comes home from work about 6:30, and by the time he has finished with dinner it is after 8:00. He steps outside in the summer to relax — but it’s already getting dark! Not much time to enjoy the summer day. Now suppose you set the clock ahead one hour. This person still does everything at the same time — but this time, when he steps out at 8:00 there’s still plenty of light to enjoy. An hour of daylight has been “saved” for him! Daylight saving time doesn’t, of course, add any hours to a day. This is impossible. All it does is to increase the number of useful hours of daylight during the seasons when the sun rises early. Daylight saving is most popular in cities. It allows the closing of offices, shops, and factories at the end of the working day while the sun is still high. Farmers, who do their work by sun time, usually do not observe daylight saving time. They cannot work in the field before the morning dew(露水) has dried or after it appears in the evening. Did you know who first thought of daylight saving time? It was Benjamin Franklin! When he was living in France in the 18th century, he suggested the idea to the people in Paris. But it was not adopted then. Daylight saving laws were first passed during World WarⅠ, when materials for making electricity was hard to find, and when it was necessary to save on artificial light. With daylight saving, the bedtime of many people comes soon after it gets dark, while without it, if people stay up until the same hour they may have to use artificial light. Germany was the first country to adopt daylight saving time in 1915. Then England used it in 1916, and the United States adopted it in 1918. 1.What does the underlined word “artificial” mean? A. natural B. man-made C. bright D. sun 2.What’s the purpose of adopting daylight saving time? A. To have more artificial light. B. To have one more hour to work. C. To make better use of daylight in certain seasons. D. To have one more hour to rest. 3.Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Once the idea of daylight saving time is proposed, it was adopted. B. The idea of daylight saving time went through a long process of being adopted. C. It was a French scientist that put forward the idea of daylight saving time. D. The idea of daylight saving time didn’t make any difference at all. 4.What can be inferred from the passage? A. Winter is a good season for daylight saving time. B. Daylight saving time is especially good for wars. C. Daylight saving time is good for anyone in any places. D. Not all seasons are good for daylight saving time.
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The role of a newspaper is to present and comment on the news. It is vital for keeping people well-informed on current affairs. In most Western countries, journalists try to shape the ideas and opinions of their readers, since in Western countries all newspapers are independent of the government. Some newspaper owners support liberal ideas including economic policies that help poor people. Other owners want policies such as lower taxes for rich people and less money to be given to poor people. You can almost judge the political ideas of a person in the West by looking at the newspaper he reads. All newspapers report national and international news. They give the facts but also provide opinions on controversial issues in the editorials and columns of opinion. The readers of the newspaper can also comment on these editorials or articles. There are many informative articles too as well as reviews of new films and books, etc. These are very important, for if a film or book gets good reviews it will often become more successful. All these articles require many journalists who are experts in different areas of life. All these articles come together and are checked by the chief editor of the newspaper. When he or she has made a decision on the articles, the newspaper is prepared for printing. All this work means that the journalists must work together as a team because there is a lot of pressure when you work in a newspaper office. There are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more. 1.What articles comment on controversial issues? A. Editorials and opinion columns. B. News stories. C. Some of the informative articles. D. Jokes and humor. 2.Which is true about the journalists in Western countries? A. There’s no time limit for their report articles. B. They have no right to influence the readers’ opinions. C. A newspaper can come out with just a journalist working individually. D. Journalists must submit their articles before the due date. 3.Why are good reviews important to books? A. Good reviews are excellent introduction to books. B. Readers especially favor books with good reviews. C. Good reviews can make readers feel relaxed and comfortable. D. Good reviews can bring a large circulation of the books reviewed. 4.Which of the following sentences best fits at the end of the last paragraph? A. The number of people needed to produce a newspaper varies greatly. B. The staff of a daily newspaper is headed by a publisher. C. The articles printed in the newspaper should cover national and international affairs. D. The entire staff must operate as a well-drilled team if the papers are to reach homes and news-stands on schedule.
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It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors can’t fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain. Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain. Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, and then he operated on them. He made the monkeys' blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys' brains. When the brain’s temperature was 10°C, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them. 1.The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that _______. A. the time is too short for doctors B. the patients are often too nervous C. the damage is extremely hard to fix D. The blood cooling machine might break down 2.The brain operation was made possible mainly by _______. A. taking the blood out of the brain B. trying the operation on monkeys first C. having the blood go through a machine D. lowering the brain’s temperature 3.With Dr. White’s new idea, the operation on the damaged brain ______. A. can last as long as 30 minutes B. can keep the brain’s blood warm C. can keep the patient’s brain healthy D. can help monkeys do different jobs
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If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this, and nobody would think of questioning the fact. ____1.____ When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly, either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough opportunity to become strong. ____2.____ One of them exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair or a motor car all day. If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. __3.__, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as if it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become extremely strong or extremely clever; but all of us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same means––practice. Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can? ___4.____ Of course, because those who cannot read or write have to remember things:they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, time and prices, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. ____5.___, learn from the poor: practice remembering. A.What do you think of it? B.Yet many people do not seem to know that the memory works in the same way. C.But if he tells us that he has a poor memory D.So if you want a good memory E.When someone else says that he is poor in the health F.Why is this? G.The position is exactly the same as that of two people.
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I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It’s a familiar in most poor developing countries. While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It’s unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind. Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum’s . It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way. I broke down and even when I got home. Here’s a blind man, born in , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn’t been to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about facing life bravely. 1.A. signs B. crossroads C. stations D. theatres 2.A. giving B. buying C. selling D. throwing 3.A. scene B. play C. activity D. street 4.A. watching B. asking C. waiting D. changing 5.A. blocks B. crossings C. turns D. cars 6.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing 7.A. expensive B. fashionable C. ragged D. fastened 8.A. pushed B. drove C. cleared D. felt 9.A. eventually B. quickly C. frequently D. happily 10.A. curiosity B. sympathy C. thirsty D. politeness 11.A. impatiently B. casually C. naturally D. carefully 12.A. keep B. return C. borrow D. count 13.A. poor B. superior C. limited D. enlarged 14.A. hand B. arm C. face D. lap 15.A. still B. yet C. so D. but 16.A. smiled B. shouted C. complained D. cried 17.A. pain B. poverty C. sadness D. loneliness 18.A. refused B. enjoyed C. doubted D. cheated 19.A. rich B. unfair C. kind D. bad 20.A. kindness B. courage C. experience D. challenge
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Once there were two mice, a city mouse and a country mouse. They were distant relatives. One day the city mouse, 1. lived in a big house wrote a letter to the country mouse inviting him for a visit. Delighted, the country mouse accepted the 2. (invite) and came to the city mouse’s house. He was greeted by the city mouse cheerfully. The country mouse was surprised 3. big the house was. The city mouse was pleased 4. led the country mouse to the kitchen. When 65 climbed up the table, there were a large piece of bread, fruit and cheese 5. it. But just as they began to eat, they heard 6. great noise. The city mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat 7. (come)!” They ran away quickly and hid. 8. (breath) heavily after hiding in the mouse-hole, the country mouse said to the city mouse, “I should go back to my house in the country. Even if I eat nothing but beans, I can live 9. (peace). Why don’t you come with me to the country? It is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”
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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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。 修改：在错词下面划一横线，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)不计分。 Three years ago I failed an important exam in my life and became a student in a ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, I found the teachers patiently and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class. I decided make the best of it. I worked hard and get along well with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulties, they were always available. Soon, I became one of the top student in my class, and which greatly increased my confidence and got him motivated. My experience tell me that it is not what you are given but how you make use for it that determines who you are.
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假设你班将举行一次英语班会，主题为“如何做一个好学生”。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文。短文中须包括以下要点： 1、严格自律,刻苦学习 2、尊敬师长,乐于助人 3、遵守校规,不染恶习 4、不无故旷课, 不以强凌弱. 5、不断进步,实现目标 注意：1 词数：100左右。 2 内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。 文章开头已给出(不计入总词数 It’s important and necessary for us to be good students. But how can we became good students?
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