Fill in the blanks according to the phonetic transcription.
Almost everyone today 1./ juːzɪz / electricity in one way or another. It is hard to imagine what life in our cities 2. / wʊd / be like without it. Electricity3. / laɪts / streets and buildings, and warms people and animals. It heats 4. /fuːd / in cookers and cools it in refrigerators. It drives trains and works 5. / træfɪk / lights and lifts. It6. / ɔːlsəʊ / works the machines in factories that make all kinds of goods. Everyday wonders such as computers and televisions use electricity to 7. / brɪŋ / entertainment and news to millions of families. In villages and on farms, electrical machines 8. / mɪlk / the cows and chop their food.
假定你是李明,住在苏州,你的美国朋友David在做一个关于中国东部城市人口状况的调查,他给你发了一封邮件,想了解一下有关情况。请你认真阅读下面的邮件,并根据信中的内容和生活实际用英语回复,可以有适当的发挥。
To: liming@163.com |
From: davide@gmail.com |
Subject: population |
Dear Li Ming, I'm doing a survey on the population of the cities in eastern China. I know you are living in Suzhou. Would you mind answering several questions on the topic? •Is the population of the city increasing fast? Why? •What are the advantages of population change? •What are the problems of population change? •What influence does the change have on the development of the city? •I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes, David |
注意:1.词数90左右。开头和结尾已经写好,不计入总词数。
2.回复中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear David,
Thanks for your email. I'm very happy to answer your questions.
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I hope my answers will be of some help to your survey.
Yours,
Li Ming
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Ben was hoping for a video game for his birthday. There was also a board game he wanted. Finally, he wanted some comics.
He got the board game and some comics, but what was in the last package? It was from his sister, Karen. He slowly unwrapped the package. It didn't feel like a video game.
It was a purple sweater. Purple was his least favourite colour. He smiled and thanked Karen nicely, but he didn't want 'to wear that sweater. He couldn't wear purple!
He quickly put the sweater away in his room. Then he ran off to play his new board game with his family.
One day a few weeks later, Ben's mother asked him about the sweater. "Why don't you wear your purple sweater today?" she asked him. "Your sister made it just for you!"
"I'm not cold," Ben said without thinking. That day he was cold all day.
Then one day they were going out to dinner as a family. His mother asked him to wear the sweater again. "I don't want to wear it because I hate it," he quickly replied.
"Ben," said his mother," I know it's not the nicest sweater in the world, but think about how important Karen is to you. You know she will be proud if you wear it just this once."
Ben walked slowly to his room. He knew she was right. He wore the sweater to dinner.
His sister smiled all night.
1.Who gave Ben the purple sweater as a birthday present?
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2.Why did Ben finally wear his purple sweater?
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3.Will you use the present you don't like? Why or why not?
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句子翻译
1.这间书房常被我们用作会议室。
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2.她为自己有音乐天赋而自豪。
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3.如果有危险,你首先会做什么?
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4.是否要接受这个挑战取决于你的勇气和智慧。
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5.这趟两天的云南之旅让我们近距离观察了大自然之美。
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You arrive at the mall anxious to buy your favorite CD or the coolest computer game. Nothing will stop you, not even the price — even if you don't have enough money, Mom or Dad will use a credit card(信用卡) to pay. But wait! Is using a credit card really that simple? There are some things you should know about using credit cards before you go shopping.
1.Credit card companies lend you money, which you are expected to pay back. They don’t lend you money just to be nice, however. In fact, they make billions of dollars this way.
You spend 45 dollars buying a pair of jeans on a credit card, then about a month later, the credit company sends you a bill for 45 dollars.2.But what if you can’t pay the whole bill? Usually, you are allowed to pay part of it. Let’s say you pay $10 the first month. Now the credit card company begins to get money from you. They charge extra money, called interest(利息), on whatever part of the money you didn't pay.
Now the $35 you still have on your bill begins to grow. Even if you don’t buy anything more, by the time you get your bill the following month, you will have more than $35 to need paying back. And every day, interest keeps adding up.3.
But the good news is that a credit card is convenient. 4.Besides, the credit card companies also offer extra services. For example, if something you bought online with your card stops working in a short time, the company may give your money back.
5.They spend more money than they can afford to pay back. Knowing how to use credit wisely will be necessary and help you to be a smart shopper.
A. It is sometimes the only way to pay when you shop over the Internet.
B. You'd better borrow money from friends instead of using a credit card.
C. Using a credit card is a way of borrowing money to buy things.
D. Some people get themselves in trouble with credit cards.
E. If you pay the whole 45 dollars back right away, it won't cost you anything.
F. So actually those jeans will end up costing you more than $ 45.
G. I always believe money is not everything.
It was nearly seven o'clock, when a man walked into a bar, ordered a drink and turned to watch the television.
The seven o'clock news was on and it was showing a man standing on top of a tall building. He was looking down at the crowd of people below.
On the ground, a police officer with a megaphone(扩音器)was trying to tell him not to jump.
"Let's talk about your problem," the police officer was saying. "Perhaps we can help you."
The man turned to the bartender(酒吧侍者)and said, "I bet you a hundred dollars he doesn't jump.
The bartender looked at him. "You're offering me a hundred dollars if he jumps? Is that right?"
"Yes. I don't think he'll jump."
The bartender smiled. "OK. You've got a bet."
The man turned back to the TV and watched it carefully. The bartender, however, did not seem to be very interested. He continued washing glasses and serving the other customers.
Then, after about five minutes，the man on the building threw himself off the building and fell to the ground.
The man in the bar turned to the bartender.
"He jumped," he said. "You win."
He held out a hundred dollar bill to the bartender, but the bartender would not take it.
"I can't take your money," he said. "I knew I couldn't lose. That story was on the six o'clock news. I saw him jump."
"Well, yes, so did I," the man said, "but I didn't think he'd do such a stupid thing twice."
1.Where did the man see the news the second time?
A.At the bartender's house. B.In a bar.
C.In a cinema. D.On top of a tall building.
2.Why didn't the bartender watch the report carefully?
A.Because he had seen it earlier.
B.Because he didn't care what happened to the man.
C.Because his other customers were waiting.
D.Because he was not very interested.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The bartender knew the man on the top of the building.
B.The bartender was a dishonest man.
C.The customer made a bet with his friend.
D.The customer didn't think the man would jump a second time.
4.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A.Tips for betting. B.A safe bet.
C.A stupid thing. D.Jump or not jump.
