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Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books — especially paperbacks（平装本）, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper and bound（装订）between hard covers. There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens’ time. Some of these shops stock（贮存）, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the myriad（无数的）subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet! Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture（敢于去） off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small barrows（流动集售货车） which line the gutters（贫民窟）. And the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs（业余爱好者）, have been waiting for them. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds. 1.“Londoners are great readers” means that ________. A. Londoners are great because they read a lot B. There are a great number of readers in London C. Londoners are readers who read only great books D. Londoners read a lot 2.Charring Cross Road ________. A. is in the suburbs of London B. is famous for its bookshops C. contains various kinds of shops D. is the busiest street in London 3.If you want to buy really cheap second-hand books, you must ________. A. venture in a most busy street B. venture away from a busy street C. take the risk of going to the beaten track D. take the risk of wasting time to hunt them in less noticeable streets 4.The book sellers on Farringdon Road ________. A. keep fine bookshops B. keep only small bookshops C. sell books on hand-carts D. sell the same books as the bookshops on Charring Cross Road 5.The best topic for this passage is “________”. A. Bookshops in London B. The biggest bookshop in the world C. Charring Cross Road D. Buying books in London
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During the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule(时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club. In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm. All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper. 1.The main purpose of this announcement is to ________. A. tell students of important schedule changes B. tell students of new bus and library services C. show the excellent services for students D. ask students to renew their library cards 2.At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall? A. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 B. 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 C. 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 D. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30 3.Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because ________. A. they are not to be announced B. they are hard to arrange C. the full list is not ready D. the full list is too long 4.In the summer holidays, the library will have ________. A. no special hours B. special hours on weekdays C. special hours on weekend D. special hours both on weekdays and weekends 5.We may infer that during the summer holidays ________. A. the student newspaper will sell more copies B. there will be a concert or film once a week C. many students will stay in the university D. no breakfast will be served on weekends
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“A rolling stone gathers no moss (苔藓),” but there is one living animal that does gather moss — the three-toed sloth（树懒） of South America. This slowest-moving member of the animal kingdom is so inactive that moss actually gathers on its body and turns it green — strange as it seems! Most of the sloth’s life is spent motionless, hanging upside down from a limb（大树枝）. And that is the way its hair grows. Long and coarse, the strands from receptacles for the damp jungle algae（藻类）turn the brown fur a mossy green. Actually this moss helps the animal survive because it serves as a perfect camouflage against the leafy trees and hides the sloth from the jungle’s swift-moving hunters. The sloth would have little chance of survival on the ground. With long, curved claws hooded over the limb of a leafy tree, it spends the long hot hours during the day drowsing and eating. Inch by inch, it strips the leafy limbs bare and crawls slowly down the trunk to find a new dining spot, but only at night. In addition to looking rather like a vegetable, the sloth is a strict vegetarian. Running out of its favorite leaf is about the only thing that will make a sloth move. Then its appetite（食欲）may even force the animal into swimming a stream to reach a succulent（肉质植物）. It will also force it into fighting to keep the tree all to itself. The sloth is lazy and prefers to be alone, but it will tolerate its own relatives! 1.A suitable title for this passage might be ________. A. Wild AnimalsB. Animal Kingdom C. Moss GrowthD. The Lazy Animal 2.The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ________. A. to help children to gain a better understanding of animal life B. to prove that the saying “a rolling stone gathers no moss” is wrong C. to introduce a particular animal to the common reader D. to discuss with professionals the laziness of some animals 3.Which of the following is NOT true about the sloth? A. The sloth does not eat any meat. B. For most of its time, the sloth remains motionless on the ground. C. To some degree, the sloth is protected by the moss growing on its body. D. The sloth has a brown fur of its own. 4.According to the passage, the sloth will move about when ________. A. it senses a coming danger B. it is forced to swim in a hot day C. it is short of its favorite food D. it wants to keep the vegetable to itself 5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned or implied by the author? A. The sloth has only three toes. B. The sloth lives in the damp jungle of South America. C. The sloth usually tries to find a new spot for food at night. D. The sloth will never fight with other animals.
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Most countries have their own breakfast traditions. For example, a breakfast containing bread, eggs, and coffee, is common in the United States. However, people in Japan usually have white rice and vegetable soup for breakfast. 1. In fact, in some Asian countries, breakfast does not usually mean foods that are different from other meals. European countries have their own breakfast traditions too! In Italy, people usually just eat bread and coffee. 2. And an “English breakfast” means eggs, salted meat, vegetables or fruit, and bread. It is a very large meal. In Africa, breakfast is very different across the continent. 3. In Nigeria, for example, many different tribes eat different foods for breakfast. One common thing is ground beans. In parts of Nigeria, people make a round cake from beans and cook it in oil. In other parts of Nigeria, people drink coffee. They also eat bread with butter or chocolate on it, along with fresh fruit. 4. People in Costa Rica, Central America have a meal called gallon pinto for breakfast. Gallo Pinto is Spanish for “spotted rooster,” but the breakfast food is not a rooster or a chicken! Gallo Pinto is just rice and beans. It also uses a special sweet and spicy(辛辣的) liquid called Lozano Sauce, which is a special part of the Costa Rican breakfast. People eat different versions of this same food in other Central American countries. 5. But all of them find ways to eat the things that will be healthy for them. A. But these meals can be different. B. In other parts of Africa, people drink coffee. C. This is very similar to other meals in the day. D. In the Americas, the breakfast meal is different too. E. Each country across the world has a different breakfast. F. In Germany, people eat different cold meats and special bread rolls. G. What people have for breakfast differs a lot even within the same country.
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完形填空 There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night, “Sorry”. Once as I was walking on the street, a young man ran by ________, brushing against my handbag. ________ he continued on his way, he ________ back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t forget to apologize. One day, after I bought some apples, the salesman was giving me the change, ________ I wasn’t ready for it, and ________ dropped on the ground, “I’m sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was ________—why would he apologize when it was my ________? Another time, I ________ on a man’s foot in an escalator (电梯）. At the same time , we both said “sorry”. I thought it ________ at first: was it really ________ for him apologize? Later on, an American friend ________ to me that according to the American ________, the escalator is a(n) ________ place which everyone should be able to stand in. After someone occupies(占据）a position in the escalator, making it ________ for someone else to find a place to stand in, isn’t it necessary to ________ an apology? During my stay in America, I gradually ________ that when friction (摩擦) occurs in daily life, Americans don’t care much about who is ________. If someone is ________, a “sorry” is always necessary. Even if the other person is hurt, the “sorry” would ________ tempers（脾气）. Perhaps this is ________ I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets in America. 1.A. excitedlyB. hurriedlyC. happilyD. fast 2.A. ThoughB. AfterC. Even asD. Even if 3.A. stoppedB. heldC. watchedD. turned 4.A. orB. andC. butD. so 5.A. a coinB. the applesC. The walletD. a bill 6.A. impressedB. movedC. annoyedD. puzzled 7.A. problemB. matterC. faultD. business 8.A. movedB. steppedC. walkedD. knocked 9.A. interestingB. acceptableC. excitingD. reasonable 10.A. politeB. importantC. surprisingD. necessary 11.A. announcedB. explainedC. suggestedD. admitted 12.A. ideasB. rulesC. opinionsD. senses 13.A. openB. commonC. publicD. free 14.A. unfitB. impossibleC. narrowD. difficult 15.A. expressB. speakC. sayD. tell 16.A. realizedB. rememberedC. recognizedD. meant 17.A. mistakenB. responsibleC. carelessD. correct 18.A. nervousB. sickC. worriedD. troubled 19.A. reduceB. coolC. loseD. change 20.A. thatB. whenC. whyD. how
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ___1.__water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to elder __2.__ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man __3._ (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled ___4.__ (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home __5.__ a happy heart. After the student left, the teacher let __6.___ student taste the water. He spit it out, __7.__ (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like __8._?” The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be __9.__ (sweet).” We understand this lesson best ___10.___ we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
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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:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线，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。 Sandy is seventeen years old. And she is much busy. She never has enough time for that she wants to do. Like many other girls about her age, she spends hours on the telephone, talks to her friends. She often goes out on the weekends, and she looks after children for other families to get some money. But, of course, during the school years she herself has a lot homework to do. During the football season, Sandy is more busier than usual. She and other pretty girls are cheer leaders. They jump up and down together, cheering when the team have played well. When the team is not playing so well, the girls try their best encourage the players. The cheers are usually not long, but it takes a long time to practice shout them together.
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国内某家英文报纸设有一个求助信箱（letters to Dr. Helper）。请根据一份学生现状中列出的部分信息，以高三学生王勇的名义，用英语给Dr. Helper写一封短信（写信时间为2003年2月16日）。 学生现状：1、每日在校时间9小时； 2、每日作业时间3—4小时； 3、每日课外活动时间几乎没有； 4、每日睡眠时间不足。 负担过重原因：考试压力大；作业多，家长期望高 生词：负担过重overload 压力pressure 期望expectation 注意：1、书信格式要正确； 2、表达要点要全，不能逐句翻译； 3、词数120左右。 Dear Dr. Helper, _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
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