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When will the speakers meet? A. Tonight. B. On Sunday. C. Next Monday.
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Why does the man spend less time playing the guitar these days? A. He doesn’t like it anymore. B. He’s busy with his studies. C. He has a new hobby.
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What time is it now? A. 9:00. B. 8:30. C. 8:00.
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What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. How to find a cheap hotel. B. Where to spend their vacation. C. When to go to Disney World.
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What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Boss and employee. C. Teacher and student.
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| 6. 难度：中等 | |
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.Why is Susie raising money? A. To fix a parking lot. B. To help the Children’s Home. C. To build a new kitchen for the club. 2.How will Susie collect more money according to Tommy? A. By washing cars. B. By selling cookies. C. By having a yard sale.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.Where might the speakers be? A. In a repair shop. B. In an elevator. C. In a meeting room. 2.How will the man probably go to work tomorrow? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What did the man think of the woman’s idea at first? A. He doubted it. B. He agreed with it. C. He strongly opposed it. 2.Why does the woman want to plant things? A. To work outside more. B. To be like the neighbors. C. To make the house more beautiful. 3.What flowers does the woman want? A. Pink ones. B. Purple ones. C. Yellow ones.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.How many nights is the man going to stay at the hotel? A. One night. B. Two nights. C. Four nights. 2.What time is it now? A. 6:30 p.m. B. 10:00 p.m. C. 10:45 p.m. 3.What is on the 14th floor? A. A gym. B. A restaurant. C. A swimming pool. 4.What does the woman tell the man about breakfast in the end? A. How good it is. B. How much to pay for it. C. Where and how long it is.
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| 10. 难度：困难 | |
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 1.Which flights have been canceled? A. Ones to Western Europe. B. Ones to Northern Europe. C. Ones to Eastern Europe. 2.When might the canceled flights start again? A. After the big rainstorm stops. B. After the winds clear the skies. C. After the volcano stops putting out smoke. 3.What will the affected passengers do tonight? A. Call their airlines. B. Find a hotel nearby. C. Stay at the airport. 4.What does the speaker ask some passengers to pay attention to? A. Their phone calls. B. Their text messages. C. The radio announcements.
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We were on tour a few summers ago, driving through Chicago，when right outside of the city, we got pulled over(被迫停车). A middle-aged policeman came up to the car and was really being troublesome at first. He said, “ You were speeding. Where are you going in such a hurry?” Our guitarist, Tim, told him that we were on our way to Wisconsin to play a show. Then his way towards us totally changed. He asked, “Oh, so you boys are in a band(乐队)?” We told him that we were. He then asked all the usual band questions about the type of music we played and how long we had been at it. Suddenly, he stopped and said, “Tim, you want to get out of this ticket, don’t you?” Tim said, “Yes.” So the officer asked him to step out of the car. The rest of us, inside the car, didn’t know what to think as we watched the policeman talk to Tim. Then the policeman put Tim in the back of the police car and threw the car into reverse(倒车), stopping a few feet in back of our car. Now we suddenly felt frightened. We didn’t know if we were all going to prison. Suddenly, the policeman’s voice came over in a loudspeaker. He said, “Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever, we have Tim here singing on Route 90.” Later we knew, the policeman had told Tim that if he sang one of our songs over the loudspeaker in the police car, we would get out of the ticket. Seconds later, Tim started screaming into the receiver. The policeman enjoyed the performance, and sent us on our way without a ticket. 1.Why did the policeman stop the boys? A. Because they drove too fast. B. Because they were late for their show. C. Because they didn’t see the policeman. D. Because they had to answer the band questions. 2.The policeman became friendly to the boys when he knew they __________. A. were famous singers B. were driving for a show C. didn’t break the traffic rules D. promised him a performance 3.The underlined word “ticket” in paragraph 2 means “a piece of paper that __________.” A. allows you to enter a cinema B. shows the price or size in a shop C. shows that you have paid to travel on a bus D. orders you to pay money because you have done something wrong
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| 12. 难度：中等 | |
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BEIJING (News Agency) — Children in China today spend five times more money than their parents did when they were young. So what are all these children buying? The list is long: iPads, cell phones and jeans are typical items that children “have to” buy. And they will do anything to get them. They ask their parents over and over until they buy them. But parents also need to take the blame(责备) for spending so much money. They want their children to have the best things. They end up competing with other parents over whether their children have the latest products. So it’s no wonder children find it hard to learn the importance of saving money rather than spending it all the time. And it's hard to save when companies use advertising (打广告)and clever slogans (口号) to encourage young people to buy their products. They even encourage children to keep asking their parents for something until they get it. Today, you don’t even need to have money in order to buy something. Banks give out credit cards and loans (贷款) all the time, so people are saving less and less. We are used to carrying lots of money around. And if you don’t have much, you can always borrow some. But this hasn’t always been the case. When our grandparents were young, there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted. The older generation made the wise expression, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” This is as true now as it was 50 years ago. They give money a great deal of value. And we all have a lot to learn from them. 1.The text mainly tells us ________. A. differences between teenagers and their parents B. what is popular among children at the moment C. how to spend money wisely D. children’s high consumption(消费) of products 2.Parents are to blame for children’s spending a lot of money because ________. A. they don’t give children positive guidance in consumption B. they offer to buy the latest fashions for their children C. they always give children too much pocket money D. their consumption habits set a bad example to children 3.The saying “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” in the last paragraph seems to tell us that ______. A. the older generation understood how to teach children to save B. in the past, people attached more importance to saving money C. money has a great deal of value both in the past and at present D. money is not easily earned and people should be careful when we spend it
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One of the most firmly established idea of manliness(男子汉) is that a real man doesn’t cry. Although he might cry a bit at a funeral, he is expected to quickly regain control. Crying openly is for girls. One study found that women cry significantly more than men do—five times as often, on average, and almost twice as long per period. Historically, however, men usually cried, and no one saw it as shameful. For example, in the Middle Ages, knights(骑士) cried only because they missed their girlfriends. In The Knight of the Cart, no less a hero than Lancelot cries at a brief separation from Guinevere. There’s no mention of the men in these stories trying to hold back or hide their tears. They cry in a crowded hall with their heads held high. Nor do other people make fun of this public crying; it’s universally regarded as an expression of feeling to show love. So where did all the male tears go? The most obvious possibility is that this is the result of changes as we moved from an agricultural(农业的) society to one that was urban(城市的)and industrial(工业的). In the Middle Ages, most people spent their lives among those they had known since birth. If men cried, they did so with people who would sympathize(同情). But from the 18th to 20th centuries, the population became increasingly urbanize, and people were living in the midst of thousands of strangers. Furthermore, changes in the economy required men to work together in factories and offices where expressions of feelings and even personal conversations were discouraged as time wasting. Yet human beings weren’t designed to hide their feelings, and there’s reason to believe that restraining tears can be harmful to your well-being. Research from the 1980s has suggested a relationship between stress-related illnesses and not enough crying. Crying is also, somewhat related with happiness and wealth. Countries where people cry the most tend to be richer and more confident. 1.In history, people considered it ________ for men to cry in public. A. manly B. shameful C. acceptable D. funny 2.How does the author answer the question raised in paragraph 3? A. By offering descriptions. B. By asking questions. C. By comparing facts. D. By listing numbers. 3.Who is likely to be healthier according to the passage? A. Tony who lives alone and never expresses himself. B. Peter who is outgoing but sometimes cries in public. C. Arthur who is under great stress but never shed a tear. D. Adam who sometimes cries but quickly regain control. 4.What is the best title for the text? A. Men Don’t Cry. Why? B. Crying Is for Women C. Who Cry More? Men or Women? D. Crying Makes a Weak Man
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I’ve been keeping an English blog for many years. These practical tips have helped me over the course of my blogging. Read quality books, blogs, journals, etc. which are written in English. Blogging is not always about writing. 1. Reading also improves your English comprehension, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and writing. Practice helps, so continue writing. 2. Trying to make a perfect post free from grammar and spelling mistakes is good but you’re not making use of your time efficiently. 3. Think about the main points you want to raise. I prepare an outline of my post and a list of the points I want to talk about. Doing this has helped me stay on track and centre on my main points. The outline and the list of points I want to write about serve as my guidelines when I’m writing. When writing, use simple words and sentences. Using simple sentences makes your job as a blogger easier. 4. Always remember this: The aim of your writing is to get your message across and the only way to become an effective writer is successfully getting your message across to your readers. Write your posts ahead of time. 5. To free yourself from the pressure of making a post on daily basis, which might influence your writing, consider making your posts ahead of time. A. Also, it makes your posts more understandable to your readers. B. Welcome comments from your blog readers. C. There are advantages of daily blogging, but if it becomes tiring, forget about it. D. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. E. Mistakes can be reduced with the help of your readers. F. You need to read to be able to write fluently G. Prepare an outline of your post.
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My father and I are moving gracefully(优雅地) across the floor. Around and around we go, ______ and nodding to the other dancers. We are the best dancers on the floor, they tell us. My father holds my hand and smiles at me. All the years that I ______ to dance with him disappear now. And those ______ times come back. I remember when I was almost three and my father came home from work, he pulled me into his ______ and began to dance me around the table. We danced through the years. One night when I was fifteen, I was ______ in some painful feelings. My father asked me to dance with him. “Come on,” he said, “let’s get the ______ on the run.” When I turned away from him, my father put his hand on my shoulder, and I ______ out of the chair shouting, “Don’t touch me! I am sick and ______ of dancing with you!” I saw the ______ on his face, but words were out and I could not call them back. I ran to my room crying ______. We did not dance together after that night. My father waited up for me through my high school and college years when I danced my way out of his ______. Many years later, soon after his ______ picked up from a heart problem, my mother wrote that they had ______ a dance club. “You remember how your father loves to dance.” Yes, I remembered. My eyes filled up with ______. I knew he was waiting for a(an) ______ from me, but I could never find the right words. As my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary ______, I knew ______ I wanted to do was dance once more with my father. On the big day, in the party after the dinner, my parents danced around the room with the other dancers. I walked ______ the dancing people, looking directly into my father’s eyes, “Excuse me, but I believe this is my dance.” My father stood ______. Our eyes met and traveled back to that night when I was fifteen. In a(an) ______ voice, I said, “Let’s get the unhappiness on the run.” My father bowed(鞠躬) and said, “Oh, yes. I’ve been waiting for you.” 1.A. laughing B. crying C. speaking D. joking 2.A. refused B. hated C. used D. hid 3.A. happy B. hard C. early D. unhappy 4.A. head B. hands C. arms D. face 5.A. covered B. settled C. stopped D. lost 6.A. feelings B. unhappiness C. pains D. regret 7.A. ran B. waved C. walked D. jumped 8.A. tired B. concerned C. uninterested D. frightened 9.A. disappointment B. hurt C. attitude D. anger 10.A. formally B. incorrectly C. loudly D. hardly 11.A. control B. floor C. life D. field 12.A. speed B. heart C. body D. health 13.A. joined B. left C. started D. trained 14.A. loving B. remembering C. worrying D. dancing 15.A. answer B. change C. apology D. praise 16.A. appeared B. passed C. held D. came 17.A. how B. what C. that D. who 18.A. through B. around C. over D. across 19.A. up B. still C. behind D. out 20.A. confident B. careful C. amused D. shaking
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Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. They did it so often 1. they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses. 2. (luck), one evening, Brownie didn’t return home. His family went looking for him but with no 3. (succeed). To make things worse, though his family made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing. This made the whole family 4. (concern) a lot about Brownie. Just then, his friend Spotty showed up, barking and whining (怒叫), but the crazy family ignored 5. little nervous dog. The determined dog, however, kept barking, which made Brownie’s owner Ted tired 6. him. Finally, Spotty refused 7. (take) “no” for an answer. He dragged Ted about and led him to an empty ground 8. Brownie was trapped and couldn’t move. Ted suddenly realized the whole story. Then Ted noticed that Spotty 9. (do) more than just leading Brownie’s human owner to his friend. During the past days,10. was Spotty that protected and stayed with him at night to warm him.
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根据所给首字母写出单词的正确形式。 1.We not only went to the same school, but have become great business p___________ after graduation. 2.He was so b___________ in the old memories that he didn’t notice me entering the room. 3.We are having more e___________ weathers now as a result of the global warming and pollution. 4.The headmaster s___________ congratulated on my being the first in the competition and gave me an award. 5.The river f___________ quietly and the sun shone brightly. What a lovely morning in the valley! 6.Unfortunately, the school was completely d___________ in the earthquake. 7.I had such a tight s_________ that I had no time to write a travel journal. 8.Some English people speak with a strong a___________, which adds difficulty to our understanding of them. 9.The man is so stubborn that we have to consider what a___________ we should take towards him. 10.She is a d____________ woman who can always overcome difficulties and gets what she want
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| 18. 难度：困难 | |
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按给出的中文意思，用括号内所给的英语，翻译下列句子。 1.令我们髙兴的是，那些在地震中遭受很多的人们都从悲伤中恢复了过来了。(recover) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2.正是由于糟糕的天气，足球比赛不得不推迟。(It was…that…) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3.曾经有段时间，玛丽在早上充分利用每分钟练习英语。(There was a time…) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4.我宁愿看莫言写的书而不愿看根据他的小说拍摄的电视剧。(prefer) _____________________________________________________________________________ 5.我尽力想说服他改变主意，但是他坚持认为自己是对的。(persuade) _____________________________________________________________________________
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假如你是李华，你们学校要在11月20日举办英语配音比赛，要求主题是关于友谊，时间限定在4到5分钟。你想参赛，但是不知道该选什么电影。你给笔友Peter写封邮件，请他推荐。 注意:1.词数80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3.参考词汇:配音比赛:dubbing contest；要求:requirement _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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