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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it.” he said. Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom.” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him. John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside. 1.What does the author try to express in the first paragraph? A. The coat looked like a magical coat. B. They were good at shopping. C. The coat was a real bargain. D. They had the same taste in clothes. 2.What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. A wide smile. B. A worried look. C. A low spirit. D. A joking voice. 3. After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______. a. was happier and better-behaved b. received more praise from his teachers c. was willing to follow suggestions d. made rapid progress in study e. would say sweet words to please her A. a, b, c B. a, c, e C. b, d, e D. c, d, e 4.What message does the author intend to deliver in the article? A. We should not judge people by their appearance. B. Life is full of possibilities when we are young. C. It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives. D. What we wear could help shape who we are inside.
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Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life? If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it! Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals) Place: Manchester Hours: Part Time We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others! Role: You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued. Skills and Experience Required: You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you. 1. The text is meant to ________ A. leave a note B. send an invitation C. present a document D. carry an advertisement 2.What does the underlined part mean? A. You’ll make others’ lives more meaningful with this job. B. You’ll arrive home just in time from this job. C. You’ll earn a good salary from this job. D. You’ll succeed in getting this job. 3. The volunteers’ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ________. A. to get some financial support B. to properly protect themselves C. to learn some new living skills D. to realize their own importance 4. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer? A. The one who can drive a car. B. The one who has done similar work before. C. The one who has patience to listen to others. D. The one who can use English to communicate.
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Most young architects—particularly those in big cities—can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brain Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical—parts firm in Atlanta. From the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的) walls. In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned (放弃) years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (拆除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building, The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was there—the walls, the rust, the light,” Yocum said. “Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation (装置) in there—a slow-motion show.” Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical (机械的) room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond. Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less. 1.According to the passage, it is for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own. A. easy B. unnecessary C. unrealistic D. common 2.Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell . A. pulled rubbish out through the roof B. removed the skylights from the bathroom C. presented a slow–motion show in an art gallery D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building 3.It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell . A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof B. turned more old buildings into art galleries C. got inspiration from decorating their old building D. paid more attention to the outside of the gallery 4.The main idea of the passage is that . A. people can learn a lot from their failures B. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building C. people should not judge things by their appearance D. creative people can make the best of what they have
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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 where 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 add another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling (取消) 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, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly 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. 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 an strange experience he has 3.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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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。 A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam? Be involved. Parents need to be involved in their teen’s work. 1. What they look for is your presence — to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but don’t let them focus on those fears. Help them get organized. 2. Together, you and your teen can work out a time-table in which he can study for what he knows will be on the test. Provide a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. Give them a nutritious diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his best. 3. If this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet, rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress. 4. Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and /or do something active when he needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. Help your teen balance his time so that he will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest. Show a positive attitude. 5. Your panic, anxiety and blame contribute to your teen’s pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for his efforts. Most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are. A. A parent’s attitude will dictate their teen’s emotions. B. Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite. C. They will only make the situation worse. D. Encourage your teen to relax. E. The best thing is simply to listen. F. Help your teen think about what he has to study and plan accordingly. G. Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.
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Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠) by , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their seemingly condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, they knew well that their father would never be able to either of them to study at the Academy． After many long discussions at night in their bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact(协议)．They would toss（掷）a coin．The would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to considerable fees for himself． When the young artist home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will you．" Albert rose and wiped the from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas a pen or a brush．" More than 450 years have ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one creation that can catch the world's hearts． 1.A．merely B．fully C．completely D．entirely 2.A．heart B．method C．profession D．words 3.A．demanding B．promising C．hopeless D．careless 4.A．so B．and C．however D．but 5.A．study B．send C．give D．offer 6.A．separated B．crowded C．new D．unusual 7.A．winner B．loser C．old D．younger 8.A．support B．advertise C．expect D．require 9.A．flew away B．went off C．set aside D．left behind 10.A．deserved B．desired C．financed D．envied 11.A．spend B．save C．draw D．earn 12.A．arrived B．regained C．returned D．got 13.A．turn B．time C．top D．fate 14.A．take charge of B．make up forC．make use of D．take care of 15.A．smiles B．sweats C．tears D．hints 16.A．late B．nervous C．tiring D．tense 17.A．eyes B．hands C．pictures D．mines 18.A．in B．of C．upon D．with 19.A．passed B．kept C．remembered D．changed 20.A．strange B．touching C．wonderful D．mysterious
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 First aid is of ____1.____ (important) in our life. There is no doubt ____2.___ it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time. If a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can___3.__(find) . But in the process of first aid, 4. the injured will be properly treated __5._____(depend) on your knowledge of first aid . As ______6.__ famous journalist, Yansong leads a very simple life. But he not only has a good nose ___7.____ news, but also has __8.___(admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know _____9.__about first aid, perhaps a life can be saved. Everybody should know some first aid in order to save other people's lives. Let’s take delight in _____10.__(acquire) skills of first aid.
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 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处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 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。 Dear Tracy, I want to make friends with those who have same interests, but I am continually disappointing. No one I know have the same interests as I. Mine include read books and newspapers, watching news programmes, listening music and so on. But my friends were only interested in talking about the best way to make lots of money and what they will buy with them. That you know, friends are very important, so I don’t know where and how to find the friends I want. Can you offer me some suggestion? Li Mei
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一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”、请根据下列要求和你的想象完成短文、家庭、工作、业余生活. 注意：1、次数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头语已为你写好 I often imagine what my life will be like in the future. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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