invent; be tired out; lead to ; cover an area of …; win high praise from;
work closely with; find dead ; discuss…with; a great success; set up;
1.---What a beautiful design ! I like Amy’s work best.
---I agree. I’m sure her design ___________________both our teachers and classmates tomorrow.
2.---Have you heard of Peru(秘鲁)? Premier Li Keqiang is paying a state visit to it now.
----Yes. It is a country in South America and it _________________1,285,000 square kilometers.
3.Such an armament race (军备竞赛)_________________________ war. All of us are against it.
4.----I called you last night. But you didn’t answer back.
---Oh, I’m sorry. I _______________ after I played badminton for three hours. I went to bed early.
5.----I think Alexander Bell was one of the greatest __________________ in the world.
----I can’t agree more. Without his invention, it is difficult for us to communicate with each other.
6.___________________the AIIB (亚投行)by the end of 2015, China has held many discussions with its founding members.
7.-----Why do you look unhappy, Millie ?
----I miss my dad very much. He ______ the local doctors to fight against Ebola virus in Liberia now.
8.__________ the wealthy doctor ______________________at home yesterday?
9.---What were you doing at this time last night?
---Oh, I ____________________ my travel plan _____________ my parents.
10.The President of the IOC Thomas Bach said that the 2014 Nanjing YOG was ____________.
Recently, unplugged (不插电的) vacations have become popular in the US. American parents are not satisfied with their children glued (黏住) to their screens, and worrying about the possible h1. to young brains (大脑). American children aged 13 to 17 spend nearly four hours a day online. More than half have their o2. smartphones. So more parents have p3. to get their children off smartphones and computers during vacation. Plans I 4.vacations in the wilderness, out of the reach of Wi-Fi, and designing active schedules (安排) to k 5.their children busy.
1.Mr. Zhao is honoured with “ City Labour Model” because he always works to high _____(标准).
2.The flight from Shanghai to Guangzhou has been ___________(取消)because of the rainstorm.
3._________(无论何时)I ask him for help , our Maths teacher is patient enough to explain things to me.
4.If we use natural resources ___________(粗心地),soon or later some of them will run out.
5.Thanks for your valuable suggestions. They are well worth ___________(采纳).
National parks are large areas of public land. They give a safe home for local plants and animals. They help keep the air and water clean. They also give us the best trips. Today, there are nearly 7,000 national parks around the world. Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscape, geographic wonders and colourful plants and animals.
The Grand Canyon (大峡谷)National Park of the US is one of the Seven National Wonders of the World. It is best known for its size and depth. It is 446 kilometers long, up to 29 kilometers wide, and 1.6 kilometers deep. The immensity of the canyon makes people think big. Every year, about 5 million people visit here. Taking a tour in the South Rim offers visitors the park’s full views, while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers.
If you love animals, you’ll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The “ Big Five” live here. They are the lion, African elephant, African leopard, black rhinoceros and African buffalo. The name “ Big Five” came from the five animals that were the hardest to catch. Now they are what people most want to see in the wild. If you visit the park, you should never miss the migration(迁徙) of over 1.5 million wildebeests(角马)and 250,000 zebras every year. This is the most famous site of the park.
1.Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1?
A. A national park is public land that covers a large area.
B. Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks.
C. Forbes has listed twelve of the world’s largest national parks.
D. National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty.
2.The underlined word “ immensity” refers to __________.
A. great size B. natural wonder C. colourful view D. unusual beauty
3._________kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.
A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight
4.If the writer continues writing the article, he would most likely write about ___________.
A. ways to keep the air and water clean B. more national parks in the world
C. his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyon D. famous historic wonders in Africa
A short Chinese man seems to be tallest in the world right now. Jack Ma (Ma Yun) is executive chairman(董事局主席)of Alibaba Group, a business –to-business online platform. On September 19, 2014,Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange (纽约证券交易所), raising $25 billion through an IPO, the biggest in US history. Ma, a former English teacher, has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland.
Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang , Ma grew up as a happy kid. At the age of 12, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he awoke at 5 am, cycled 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat to foreign tourists. He did it for nine years, rain or shine.
The experience made him a fluent English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wider world. In a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. He searched Yahoo using the word “Beer” ,and found that there was nothing in there about China. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later, 18 people including Ma, his wife and his friends founded Alibaba in Hangzhou. He believed in the Internet business potential(潜力)when few other Chinese did. People called him “ Crazy Jack Ma”. But 15 years later, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce(电子商务)company, owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall. It makes more profit online than Amazon and E-Bay combined.
No one thinks he’s mad now. Ma’s favourite line has been printed on Alibaba’s souvenir T-shirts. It reads: “Everybody should have a dream. What if that dream comes true?”
1.Why did Ma cycle to a hotel near the West Lake?
A. To work as a guide. B. To chat with foreigners.
C. To work part time. D. To do morning exercises.
2.When did Ma and his team found(建立) Alibaba?
A. In 1995. B. In 1998. C. In 1999. D. In 2014
3.Which is the right order?
a.Ma became the richest man on the Chinese mainland.
b.Ma became executive chairman of Alibaba Group.
c.Ma worked as an English teacher in Hangzhou.
d.Ma set up a website called China Pages.
A. c-b-d-a B. b-c-a-d C. d-c-b-a D. c-d-b-a
4.The title of the passage can be “_____________”.
A. Alibaba’s First IPO B. The World’s Largest E-commerce Company
C. Crazy Jack Ma D. The Internet Business Potential
If you are planning on travelling , there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.
First of all, always check and double-check departure(启程)time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten, My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport , the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards(信用卡), it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币)with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead. “ Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing.
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination (目的地)before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suit and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.
1.Where is the writer most probably from?
A. Italy. B. The USA. C. The UK. D. Greece.
2.According to the passage , the driver was angry because the writer _______________.
A. did not give him the local money B. gave him false money
C. offered to pay by credit card D. had no enough change
3.The writer mainly tells us ___________________.
A. how to plan our trip B. how to enjoy ourselves on trip
C. how to make life easier D. how to be well prepared for a trip
