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阅读理解。 Years ago, when I was a poor artist trying to sell my paintings in local galleries, I_1. (live) in the heart of a city. The rent for my apartment was really cheap 2. it was in the middle of one of the busiest neighborhoods in town. People who visited me used to ask me 3. I could sleep. “Doesn't the sound of the traffic bother you? How can you get used to _4. much noise？” You see, there were also rows and rows of shops and bars playing loud music day and night and my apartment was above a really loud and noisy 5.. But I found it all fascinating. If I were ever short6. cash and couldn't afford to do anything much, which in those days was usually the case, I could always go outside and take 7. look around. You see, there were always a great number of tourists visiting the shops, so I could always find someone 8.(interest) to talk with. And Joe, the owner of the bar below me, could always give me a little money to survive on in exchange for _9._ (do) a few odd jobs for him. At the time, I suppose, I thought I was poor. Sometimes, we don't realize how _10. (fortune) we are, do we?
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假如你是中学生李平。最近你校规定：学生在校期间，禁止到校外就餐。现在，请你就此事给校报英文版编辑写一封信，内容包括： 1．学校制定此规定的理由； 2．同学们对此规定的反应及理由； 3．你的看法。 注意：1.词数100左右；信的抬头与结束语已写好，不计入总词数； 2．文中不得透露你和所在学校的真实名字。 参考词汇：食堂canteen Dear editor， ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes! Yours， Li Ping
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完形填空。 What do photography and foster (收养的) care have in common? Apparently a lot. Jennifer Loomis, an experienced local photographer, and her husband were a childless couple, so they were considering ____________ a kid. As part of their _____________， they went online and visited sites containing _____________ of children up for adoption. ____________， the photos didn't really express the children.
To Loomis' artful eye, they ____________ to let people know who the children truly were. Loomis then contacted Northwest Adoption Exchange and ____________ a free photo shoot (专业摄影) to help ____________ children show better pictures of them to adoptive parents. The _____________ readily agreed. One child who _____________ the photo shoot was Deon, a lonely child who had bounced around the foster system. With Loomis' great ______________， a new and more handsome Deon was photographed. And this had a(n) ______________ effect! Soon prospective parents Joanna Church and Sean Vaillancourt saw Deon's new photo on the website and were attracted by the boy with bright, happy eyes (They had previously seen his old photo, but got no ____________ impression of him). Contact was made, and he was _____________ their home. Now Church and Vaillancourt have become Deon's parents. The ____________ was a godsend (天赐之物) to Deon. He had been in and out of various foster homes since the age of 5, and was losing ____________. At age 18, children no longer qualify for foster care and must begin to ____________ themselves. This is a bitter reality for a child at age 16, ____________ one who has never really found _____________ from a home. Deon is now paired with a loving family simply ____________ Jennifer Loomis took a better photo of him. She has completely changed Deon's ____________ and that of his adoptive parents. “When you give someone a chance，” Deon said, “you are basically saving a life.” 1.A.photographing B．interviewing C．adopting D．sponsoring 2.A.study B．treatment C．search D．design 3.A.images B．plans C．stories D．ideas 4.A.However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise 5.A.managed B．failed C．decided D．tried 6.A.required B．accepted C．offered D．allowed 7.A.curious B．lonely C．happy D．willing 8.A.team B．couple C．government D．organization 9.A.attended B．helped C．refused D．learned 10.A.concerns B．skills C．abilities D．courage 11.A.permanent B．immediate C．positive D．adverse 12.A.unique B．first C．clear D．new 13.A.taken for B．called at C．brought into D．carried away 14.A.match B．performance C．practice D．struggle 15.A.hope B．opportunity C．energy D．interest 16.A.teach B．support C．control D．trust 17.A.usually B．particularly C．specially D．definitely 18.A.freedom B．happiness C．answers D．chances 19.A.though B．unless C．but D．because 20.A.attitude B．manner C．behavior D．life
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语法填空。 Hello Kitty, one of the most famous imaginary 1. (character) in the world, greets us everywhere. Since she was born, she 2. (gain) impressive popularity — she is 3.international fashion queen. 2014 was the character's 40th birthday. Fans from around the world gathered _4. (cheerful) to celebrate their love of Hello Kitty. Hello Kitty 5. (design) as a character to attract preteenage girls. The designers could not 6. (dream) that she would become such a 7. (globe) star as she is today. Helen McCarthy, an author and expert on Japanese cartoons, explained 8.the character is so popular. “Because Hello Kitty is all about happiness, friendship and fun. Women and girls all over the world are happy _9. (buy) the image of the trusting, loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty.” And the imaginary character does not only appeal 10. females. There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men, such as neckties and golf bags.
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