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Geneva（日内瓦） Tourist Guide * Universal compact app for iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPhone 5 / iPhone / iPod / iPad GENEVA TOURIST GUIDE with attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, hotels, theatres and shops with traveler reviews and ratings, pictures, rich travel information, prices and opening hours. Discover what's on and places to visit in Geneva with our new cool app. It will guide you to top attractions and shopping malls, and tell you directions to hotels, bars, and restaurants. This is an all-in-one app for all the local attractions. Our travel guide to Geneva features up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, travel tips and more. Highlights : ◆ Geneva Information -- Overview, climate, geography, history and travel ◆ Attractions -- Ancient sites, beaches, botanical gardens, coffee farms, museums, scenic drives, towns, waterfalls, religious and historical sites, etc. ◆ Hotels -- From luxury hotels to budget accommodations, including reviews, price comparison, address and more. ◆ Map -- It is an interactive map and get turn-by-turn driving directions. Find traffic details, road conditions, street maps, multi map, satellite photos, and aerial maps. Allow you to easily search and find local businesses with directions. ◆ Gallery -- Picture galleries of Geneva's most beautiful sights, interesting events, unusual occasions and more. ◆ POI Search -- Search everything at Geneva. Enter any keyword or name to search. Find Name, address, distance, route map, call, and directions to every business location. ◆ Translator - Supports 52 languages, Large text Translation. ◆ World Clock - All major cities of the world (1000 Cities). 1. What is Geneva Tourist Guide? A. An app B. A book C. A map D. An advertisement 2.Geneva Tourist Guide provides tourists with all the following help except ______. A. to discover what's on and places to visit in Geneva B. to guide tourists to top attractions and shopping malls C. to offer latest information on attractions in Geneva D. to help tourists make friends with Geneva locals 3. Which of the following is not among highlights of Geneva Tourist Guide? A. Information about both expensive and cheap hotels in Geneva B. Chances to visit Geneva galleries without paying any money C. A search system that can find everything at Geneva D. Being able to be used by tourists from all over the world
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On the broad landing between Miss Havisham's own room and that other room in which the long table was laid out, I saw a garden chair -- a light chair on wheels that you pushed from behind. It had been placed there since my last visit, and that same day I pushed Miss Havisham in this chair (when she was tired of walking with her hand upon my shoulder) round her own room, and across the landing and round the other room, which, from that day on, became my regular job. As we began to be more used to one another, Miss Havisham talked more to me, and asked me such questions as what had I learnt and what was I going to be? I told her I was going to be apprenticed(做学徒) to Joe, my sister’s husband; then I explained my knowing nothing and wanting to know everything, in the hope that she might offer some help. But, she did not; on the contrary, she seemed to prefer my being ignorant. Neither did she ever give me any money - or anything but my daily dinner - nor even mentioned that I should be paid for my services. Estella was always about, and always let me in and out, but never told me I might kiss her again. Sometimes, she would coldly tolerate me; sometimes, she would be seemingly kind to me; sometimes, she would be quite familiar with me; sometimes, she would tell me energetically that she hated me. Miss Havisham would often ask me in a whisper, or when we were alone, “Does she grow prettier and prettier, Pip?” And when I said yes, Miss Havisham would seem to enjoy it greedily. Also, when we played at cards Miss Havisham would look on Estella's moods, whatever they were. And sometimes, when her moods were so many and so contradictory of one another that I was puzzled what to say or do, Miss Havisham would hold her tightly with great fondness, saying something quietly in her ear that sounded like “Break their hearts my pride and hope, break their hearts and have no mercy!” 1.What did Pip regularly do at Miss Havisham’s home? A. He placed the garden chair on the broad landing. B. He walked with Estella’s hand upon his shoulder. C. He learned knowledge from Miss Havisham. D. He pushed Miss Havisham in the wheel chair. 2.What can we infer from the second paragraph? A. Pip was excited to learn from Joe, his sister’s husband. B. Pip desired to improve his present situation. C. Miss Havisham felt sorry about Pip’s being ignorant. D. Miss Havisham helped Pip by paying for his services for her. 3.What’s Estella’s attitude towards Pip? A. Changeable B. Sincere C. Warm-hearted D. Indifferent 4. Miss Havisham held Estella tightly because _______. A. she wanted to blame Estella for hurting Pip. B. she felt worried about Estella’s moods. C. she thought Estella did something right. D. she treated Estella like her own daughter.
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According to a survey, only 4% of the people in the world are left-handed. Why? One theory centers on the two halves of the brain. For example, the left half and the right half, each of which functions differently. Medical science believes that the left half of the brain dominates over the right half. The foundation of this theory is the fact that nerves from the brain cross over at neck-level to the opposite side of the body, and nerves from the other side of the brain reciprocate (互换). The end result is that the opposite sides of the body are controlled by the opposite sides of the brain. The dominant left half of the brain, which kindly supplies the right half of the body, theoretically makes it more skillful in reading, writing, speaking, and working, and makes most people right-handed. Lefties, however, whose right half of the brain dominates, work best with the left side of their bodies. Theory number two focuses on the asymmetrical nature of the body. Examples of the asymmetry, which flows from head to toe, are that the right side of our faces differs slightly from the left, that our legs differ in strength, or that our feet vary in size. One aspect of this asymmetry is that for most people the right hand is stronger than the left. There is no doubt that all exist in a “right-handed society”, which produces most basics, including scissors, doorknobs, locks, screwdrivers, automobiles, buttons on clothing, and musical instruments for the 96%. Left-handed people make up for the unfairness by being members of an elite (精英) society, which includes many of the greatest geniuses, including Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. 1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Left-handed people are better at speaking B. Left-handed people are believed to have stronger left halves of the brains C. Right-handed people are cleverer than left-handed people D. Right-handed people work best with the right side of their bodies 2.Which of the words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word “asymmetrical”? A. valuable B. not typical C. not balanced D. negative 3.What can be inferred from the passage? A. Left-handed people may feel inconvenient in this right-handed society B. This is an equal society for the left-handed people C. Most great geniuses are left-handed D. Left-handed people are considered to be disabled 4. What’s the best title for the passage? A. Which proves to be the better way to live, right-handed or left-handed? B. How do left-handed people differ from right-handed ones? C. Why are some people left-handed? D. Are left-handed people equally treated in society?
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Is beauty something always positive? Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive（主管的） circle, beauty can become a disadvantage. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the manly qualities required. This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, ” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 college students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes. 1. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________. A. makes women look more honest and capable B. strengthens the manly qualities required C. often enables women to succeed quickly D. is of no importance to women 2.Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _____. A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men B. has as little effect on men as on women C. affects men and women alike D. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women 3.According to the passage, people’s views on beauty are often _____. A. practical B. one – sided C. old fashioned D. supportive 4. The passage is mainly about _____. A. the advantages of being attractive B. the disadvantages of being attractive C. equal rights for women D. the importance of appearance
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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。 Having bad feeling about world? “Cheer up.” says science writer Matt Ridley. “The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.” 1. 1 ) 2. It is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, and better cars. 3. This will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off we'll be. 2)Brilliant advances One reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs—food, clothing, fuel and shelter—have grown a lot cheaper. Take one example. In 1800 a candle providing one hour's light cost six hours' work. In the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes' work to pay for. 4. Today it's half second. 3 )Let's not kill ourselves for climate change 5. A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fossil-fuel (化石燃料) electricity is forbidden by well-meaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change. If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stopped a nose-bleed by putting a tourniquet (止血带) around our necks. A. Ridley calls himself a rational optimist—rational, because he's carefully weighed the evidence. B. Overreaction to climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself. C. Shopping fuels invention. D. And, of course, we earn more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us. E. In 1950 it was eight seconds. F. It’s high time that we took immediate action to fight climate change. G. Here's how he explains his views.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I learned to do wood work when I was very young. I remember I made my first project—a small table when I was 9 years old. I was so _________ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) _________. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to_________ it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a(an) _________ . She was the head mistress of our orphanage（孤儿院）, who was always kind but _________ with us. As the tables were not dry from the clear coating(清漆), our woodworking teacher told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so _________ and happy that I couldn’t wait I dashed out like a _________ , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear. When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was _________ it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand _________it, she noticed that it was still wet. “Were you _________ to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am,” I _________ with my head down. She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was _________ stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but the dirt would not come off. I hid the table in my closet and never _________ it. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would _________ it away. Thirty years later at a reunion, I _________ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her _________ to get something important. I followed her _________ into a dark corner. She picked something up. _________ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago. Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of _________ to Mother Henderson, who kept the table for a young orphan who _________ it so much. 1.A. tired B. ashamed C. proud D. amused 2.A. award B. wonder C. record D. product 3.A. complete B. invent C. fix D. design 4.A. award B. souvenir C. prize D. gift 5.A. satisfied B. patient C. cruel D. strict 6.A. upset B. excited C. amazed D. confident 7.A. thief B. hero C. flash D. smog 8.A. admiring B. decorating C. drying D. hiding 9.A. across B. into C. above D. behind 10.A. determined B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. supposed 11.A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued 12.A. glue B. dirt C. paint D. wood 13.A. felt B. shook C. rented D. touched 14.A. put B. throw C. take D. give 15.A. remembered B. expected C. learned D. recommended 16.A. basement B. balcony C. bathroom D. bedroom 17.A. unwillingly B. curiously C. doubtfully D. worriedly 18.A. Before B. Since C. Until D. As 19.A. devotion B. concern C. appreciation D. regret 20.A. counted B. mattered C. valued D. minded
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。 Suppose you will go blind 3 days later? How would you spend those 3 precious days? What would you see before going into darkness forever? I should want 1. (much) to see the things which have become dear to me through my years of darkness. I should want to see the people whose 2. (kind) and company have made my life worth 3. (live). First I should like to stare long4. the face of my teacher, Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy, who came to me when I was a child and 5. (open) the outer world to me. I should want not merely to see the outline of her face, so that I could cherish 6. in my memory, but to study that face and from it find the evidence of the love and patience with 7. she accomplished the difficult task of my education. I should like to see in her eyes that strength of character which has enabled her to act 8. (brave) in the face of difficulties, and that sympathy for all humankind 9. (show) to me so often. Oh, those things above would be the things that I should see if I 10. (have) the power of sight for just 3 days!
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短文改错 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：在错的词下画一横线，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。 Dear friends, It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. We have spent several precious weekends in English study in the English Club. Although we have been member for a short period of time, we have made a great progress. That is why we are all very active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of us improved our spoken English greatly so far. I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!
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书面表达 假定你是重庆第一中学校学生会主席李华，你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛，希望重庆大学外籍教师Brown女士来做评委。请参照以下比赛通知给她写一封信。
注意： 1. 可适当增加细节，使结构完整 2. 词数120左右 词汇：学生会主席 president of Students’ Union
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