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If you are looking for something fun and educational to do in Maryland,why not visit the Maryland Science Center?It is located at 601 Light Street,Baltimore,MD 21230.The ticket prices vary depending on ages,groups and the exhibits you choose. Introduction The Maryland Science Center is basically a museum,but it gives everyone a chance to learn through experience and play,rather than just glance at an exhibit. Activities You can learn about various topics,including outer space,the human body,dinosaurs,electricity,marine（海洋的）biology,energy,and much more.You can also take part in the interactive activities,such as racing bubbles,digging for dinosaur fossils,using puzzle pieces to construct cars,and so much more. The Davis Planetarium（天文馆） At the Davis Planetarium,you can lie back in a chair and look at the stars while still inside the Science Center. The stars will appear on the ceiling of the theatre as you watch them. There are different shows to catch at the Davis Planetarium.You can learn about the galaxy and astronomy during the Dark Matters show.Learn about the stars and planets during the Sky Live show.The One World One Sky show allows children to explore the stars.The Live from the Sun show will teach you all about the hot sun. The Kids Room For children,they can't miss the Kids Room.They will be able to play in a water area,construct dams and water towers,push buttons,ring doorbells,build with blocks,and more,and definitely they will learn a lot.In addition,there is also an area for kids of two years old and under,where they can crawl,walk and explore safely with soft toys. 1.What do we know about the Maryland Science Center? A. It charges different prices for parents and Children. B. It is regarded as the most popular museum in Maryland. C. It is a museum where there are many famous exhibitions. D. It is mainly designed for children and their families to play together. 2.Which activity is not available in the Maryland Science Center? A. Taking part in bubble competitions. B. Learning the structure of the human body. C. Watching famous science fiction films. D. Gaining knowledge of marine creatures. 3.If you want to know why the sun shines,which show should you choose? A. Dark Matters. B. Live from the Sun. C. One World One Sky. D. Sky Live. 4.What can we learn about the Kids Room from the passage? A. It is designed for parents who have children. B. It provides a good opportunity for parents to relax. C. Children there need to be accompanied by their parents. D. It is a good place for children to learn and play at the same time. 5.Where is the passage most probably taken from? A. A newspaper. B. A science journal. C. A marketing report. D. A travel brochure（小册子）.
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Every May it happens.I drop to my knees,just outside the back door,raise my arms to the sky and shout,"That's it!I give up!Take my flower beds,you killer weeds!Blackberry vines（藤蔓）,this land is yours!Vines,climb up and kill my trees one by one!I’m done!” Then I get up,lie down on the swing,and close my eyes.I'm sure I can hear the weeds growing and the vines creeping in（悄悄爬进）.I swear they are all laughing at me,too.They don't even have the manners to wait until I leave there. There is no denying that gardens are battle zones in the spring.I blame it on those April and May rains.Once the heat moves in,I can control what gets watered and survives,but those early showers even out（平均分配）the battlefield. Garden tools alone make it clear that gardening isn't an easy thing.My old cart seems to have the personality of a tank,and I'm pretty sure my spade is second cousin to a dagger. By late June,both sides are worn down.I've given some of the yard over to the weeds—you just can't win them all.That's a battle for next year.There is no clear victory for me,but I've stood my ground for yet another season. 1.What is the best title of the passage? A. A victory over weeds. B. My love for the yard. C. A battle against weeds. D. The skills of gardening. 2.What does the underlined "it" in Paragraph 1 most probably refer to? A. That heat moves in and evens out the battlefield. B. That vines creep in and kill all the trees one by one. C. That weeds take whole possession of the flower beds. D. That the author gets exhausted from fighting against weeds. 3.What can we know from Paragraph 3? A. Spring is the best time to kill weeds. B. Spring's heal helps weeds to win the battle. C. The rain makes it hard for the author to win her battle. D. The spring rain makes the plants to suffer too much. 4.Why does the author compare her garden tools to weapons? A. To show the power of the tools. B. To stress the difficulty of gardening. C. To describe the shapes of the tools. D. To provide ways of gardening. 5.What can we learn according to the passage? A. The author is exhausted by the battle and has finally given up. B. The author has decided to battle with the weeds next year. C. The author enjoys the battle with the weeds and expect another fight. D. The author does not want to kill all the weeds since they are also helpful.
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Every one can try his best to achieve.We don't need to be the best,but to tough out the limits of what we are capable of.I gained this belief from my third grade teacher,the mast special honored,trustworthy,and loved person in my life. Mr.Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the belief that talking to eight-year-olds didn’t mean he had to sacrifice proper statements or grammars.And he was demanding but he wasn't unreasonable or cruel.He simply felt that no matter what your best was,you should achieve it. As luck would have it,I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher.I was not,nor ever will be,gifted in math. I remember my struggles in class."I don't know the answer,"I would say,"I can’t do it!"“Perhaps you don't know the answer,”he would say quietly."Do you think we might figure it out together?How do you know what you can do until you try?" Mr.Myrus lived around the comer,and I would often stop by to talk while he worked in his garden.I knew there was someone who let me know that if I had really tried,that was enough. "Don't be so hard on yourself,"he'd say."Stop blaming yourself.Did you try your best?Well,then you're not a failure,"he often told me these words. Mr.Myrus died in 1978.I had never thought about his death.He was too young.I felt sorry.But when I think about him now,I don't feel so sorry.He taught me to be kind,not only to others,but to myself.He taught me my own value.He taught me about honor,about truth,and about doing my best—and that all feelings and beliefs have dignity and deserve respect.And of all the things I know,this I believe: We can't all be “the best”,but we can,each of us,be our best,and I know that's true because Mr.Myrus told me that. 1.What can we learn about Mr.Myrus according to the passage? A. He is usually hard on the students. B. He is responsible for his students and his teaching. C. He is a person who isn't particular about what be wears. D. He sometimes is cruel and unreasonable to his students. 2.What does the underlined word “demanding” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. Strict. B. Serious. C. Critical. D. Careful. 3.Why did the author think he was a lucky dog? A. He had got a great belief from his teacher. B. Mr.Myrus trad been his teacher for eight years. C. He became interested in math because of Mr.Myrus. D. He developed a good relationship with Mr.Myrus. 4.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3? A. Mr.Myrus thought it very easy to learn math. B. The author preferred other subjects to math. C. The author was ashamed to admit his poor math. D. Mr.Myrus helped the author build up his confidence. 5.What can we conclude by reading the passage? A. The author may have become a teacher. B. The author liked to recall his childhood. C. The author believed he would be the best of all. D. The author ended up being a man of self-confidence.
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In an unmanned supermarket,a customer waits to pay.With the use of advanced digital payment technology, including biological recognition and in-depth learning,the man leaves in a minute.There's no cashier in the store.At a large university,students use a hand-scanning machine that authorizes their entry into the gym.Those people are using “smart machines” which identify people by their physical characteristics.These new devices use fingers,hands, faces,eyes and voices.Some machines may even use smells.This new technology,called biometrics,gets information from parts of the body. In the past,biometric machines were used mainly in government agencies or in prisons.But now that the cost of the technology is lower,these machines are starting to be used everywhere,from border services to schools. Some people,however,are concerned that these machines will mean the destruction of personal privacy.They worry that the machines will get personal information about them.“I know it seems like these machines are invading our privacy,but actually,biometric machines help to protect it,”says Jay Tarkett,who works at a company that develops the machines.“They can be used instead of passwords on a computer,for example.They can also identify criminals at airports.So,really,they help to promote public safety,and all the information stored is kept confidential by the machine itself.” Some people don't like the idea of using fingerprints because they associate them with criminals,and feel like they are being accused of something.In addition,they don't work for some people,such as bricklayers,who wear down their fingerprints.Yet,face recognition does work well because the subject doesn't really have to do anything.To cash a check at a bank,for example,the customer has to do nothing more than look at a machine similar to an automatic teller.If the face matches the picture kept on fie,the customer gets the money with no problems.The need to carry identification with you from place to place,then,would all but cease. It has been found that the hand scan works well in the college gym.Before this machine was used,students at the college entered the gym using cards similar to credit cards.The problem was that students often lost or forgot their cards.With the hand-scanning machine,however,the problem was solved right away. But the machines are still new,and there can be problems.For example,voice recognition works on the phone, but it is not precise,and can be tricked.Another constraint（限制）we notice,with machines that use face recognition in particular,is that they can be fooled if people color their hair or gain a lot of weight.However,this particular problem may be solved by a new type of technology that scans a person's iris,the colored part of the eye.It can even identify the person from a few feet away,recognizing a customer as he or she approaches the ATM. 1.What's the author's intention by presenting two examples in Paragraph 1? A. To stress how smart machines work. B. To bring in the topic of the passage. C. To show the popularity of smart machines. D. To introduce the convenience smart machines offer. 2.Why don't people like using finger-prints while using the machine? A. They want to keep their mistakes a secret. B. They don't want to damage their fingers. C. They are afraid of losing money in the bank. D. They are afraid of being thought of as criminals. 3.Why are biometric machines starting to be used in many fields? A. They are not as expensive as they were. B. They no longer invade people's privacy. C. People enjoy face and voice recognition. D. Criminals are often hidden at airports. 4.What is the author's attitude towards the new technology? A. Worried. B. Bitter. C. Optimistic. D. Satisfied. 5.What is the passage mainly about? A. An introduction to biometric machines. B. An advertisement for biometric machines. C. A brief description of hand scanning machines. D. An analysis of biometric machines' value in economy.
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Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you,where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum（总和）of its parts?1.But it doesn't happen by accident.It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process. ●2. Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants,flowers,patterns and masses of color.Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers（肥料）.3.However,there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden.One of them comes from our earliest years. ●Recall your childhood memories Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood.Grandma's rose garden and Dad's vegetable garden might be good or bad,but that’s not what's important.4.—how being in those gardens made us feel.If you'd like to build a powerful bond with your garden,start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth.5. Then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden.Have fun. A.Know why you garden. B.Find a good place for your own garden. C.It’s our experience of the garden that matters. D.It’s delightful to see so many beautiful flowers. E.Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plants. F.You can also produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden. G.For each of those gardens,write down the strongest memory you have. 第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
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I was not looking forward to entering the ninth grade.High school is well known for being a battleground,where everyone seems to be going through____changes and emotional mood swings（情绪波动）.For me,____was my punishment. I had always felt____and out of place as one of the____members of my class,standing a head above the other girls and standing at the____of the line so as not to be sticking out. I____hate being around large groups of____,like during the social hour after services at my church.____the prayers were finished,I would____as quickly as possible so I could____some well-meaning congratulations,"Ruthie! Look how tall you're getting!" My grandfather would____me become increasingly uncomfortable,but he did not____me or laugh at my self-consciousness（自我意识）.____,he would remind me. “Stand____and tall,”he would say,as I____tried to shrink（缩）myself.Even at age 15,I understood that his____ was about more than just feet and inches. My grandfather____in war-torn Europe.When German soldiers____his hometown,he joined the army to____for his country's freedom.“Stand straight,stand tall,”____something else back then. 1.A. facial B. chemical C. social D. physical 2.A. age B. weight C. height D. face 3.A. tired B. uneasy C. confident D. unsafe 4.A. fatter B. taller C. thinner D. shorter 5.A. head B. end C. front D. side 6.A. finally B. seldom C. hardly D. especially 7.A. people B. girls C. teachers D. students 8.A. Until B. Before C. Once D. While 9.A. leave B. come C. stop D. walk 10.A. accept B. receive C. avoid D. refuse 11.A. make B. let C. help D. watch 12.A. scold B. praise C. punish D. comfort 13.A. Instead B. Besides C. Moreover D. Therefore 14.A. back B. straight C. up D. by 15.A. satisfactorily B. happily C. unsuccessfully D. unwillingly 16.A. demand B. advice C. request D. complaint 17.A. grew up B. worked C. passed away D. travelled 18.A. passed B. discovered C. occupied D. visited 19.A. care B. fight C. work D. look 20.A. meant B. brought C. carried D. called
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Whenever I______an interesting article online,I will share it with friends on WeChat. A. figure out B. put forward C. get across D. come across
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I can't______such a good job when have been out of work for months. A. turn off B. turn down C. turn in D. turn to
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A monument______our heroes in the Anti-Japanese War was built up last year. A. in favor of B. in honor of C. in possession of D. in terms of
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So far no one has______convincing evidence of why dinosaurs died out,and it remains a mystery. A. come about B. come into C. come up with D. come out
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I have______all my papers but I still can't find my notes, A. looked through B. looked for C. looked after D. looked out
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It may be necessary to stop______in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons. A. at intervals B. at random C. at ease D. at length
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Too much meat and sugar may cause you to______weight very easily. A. put up B. put off C. put on D. put down
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—Do you know why the teacher asked for me? —He wanted you to______your absence last night. A. call for B. account for C. send for D. reach for
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We had______fun at Mary's party last Sunday,which was an impressive memory. A. a large number of B. a great many C. a great deal of D. many a
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While staying in the village,Jack shared whatever he had with the villagers without asking for anything______. A. in return B. in common C. in turn D. in place
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1.Nobody was injured in the explosion,but the building was completely______(destroy). 2.He didn't give a clear______(explain) for being late. 3.The district was______(hit) by a violent earthquake on March 10. 4.I am___(true) grateful for all you have done for us. 5.I became a teacher thirty years ago,because______(prefer) working with children.
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1.The scenery of the West Lake was beautiful beyond____________（描述）. 2.I have always been attracted by the idea of working____________（在国外）. 3.We are waiting for the final result of the competition with a growing sense of______（焦虑）. 4.His office hours are____________（不规律的）.Therefore,you have to make an appointment ahead of time. 5.She easily defeated one of her____________（竞争者）in the first round of the race.
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A Game Guy A few years ago,I got involved in a1.(mass) plan to win an Israeli Quiz show similar to Who Wants Be a Millionaire,which was beyond my wildest2.(expect).I was walking down the street3.a friend called and said, “Dude,you've got to run home.You're going to be on the radio4.20 minutes.Explanations later.”As I walked,he explained that he5.(win) the show the week before and wasn't allowed go on again.So he'd played that week using my name. Now I was on the radio6.(compete) with ten other people.Not to worry—he was helping me.With one phone, I listened to the radio show,and on7.phone,I had my friend telling me what 8.(say).I was just repeating the answers.As we advanced to the final round,where I9.(ask) the question "Who has sold the most albums?" I knew 10.answer,so I shouted it. As it turned out,however,Britney Spears was not the one.
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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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。 Last Saturday I went to the Great Wall with some of my friends.In our way up,we saw many volunteers working in the sun.They helped the elders with their bags,took photo for some tourists and answered people's questions.Because they were very tired,they didn't stop to have a rest.Just at the moment,we saw a little boy standing alone,cried.We went over and asked what is the matter.From his answer we knew he couldn't find her mother.We told him not to worry and then we tried to get in the touch with his mother with the phone number he had given us. Twenty minutes late,his mother turned up,and thanked us again and again.That day we enjoyed the beauty of the Great Wall,and felt the warm of the society.If everyone can reach out helping to others,the world will be more harmonious.
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假定你是李华得知英国牛津大学面向海外高中生举办暑期夏令营。请你写一封英文信，咨询相关情况，内容包括： 1.活动安排及费用； 2.住宿情况； 3.索取报名表及相关资料。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已为你写好。 Dear Sir/Madam, I'm Li Hua,a Senior Three student from China. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Yours faithfully, Li Hua
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