Adding to the madness of the 2016 US presidential election is American lawyer（律师） Andrew Basiago. He says he has traveled through time nearly all his life, and is pretty sure that he’s going to become “either president or vice(副) president” between 2016 and 2028. Polling data（民意测评） is obviously useless to this guy.
Basiago’s greatest qualification(条件) to hold office, of course, is his first-hand information of past and future events. Basiago claims to have gone back in time to 1863 and witnessed Abraham Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg. He’s also been to the future — the year 2054 — so he has an idea of the pitfalls（缺陷） that a president should be avoiding. Having traveled widely in time, Basiago has held conversations with President Bush, President Clinton, and President Obama decades before they were elected to office, telling them in advance of their presidencies. More importantly, he has been to Mars in 1981, which makes for rich experience in foreign relations.
1.What is Andrew Basiago sure to become between 2016 and 2028?
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2.What is almost useless to Basiago in his eyes?
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3.What did Basiago witness when he went back in time to 1863?
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4.What’s Basiago’s most important advantage to be the president?
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5.How do you like traveling through time and space?（请自拟一句话作答）
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请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。
Success means to try your best. Many people b1.that success means to win. In my opinion, it means to try your best when you do e2., no matter you will win or not. When you are t3.part in a long-distance race, if you keep on running as f4.as you can, you are successful, though you may be the last to p5. the finishing-line. Because you have showed your best to others, and you have made your greatest efforts to be the winner.
Success means not to lose heart. No one can always be the w6..You will certainly lose or fail some day.It is important for you not to lose heart. A person who has lost heart is just like a tree without roots(树根). It will be e7. blown down by the wind. Nobel had failed many t8. when he was doing his experiments．Sometimes his lab was on fire and he was nearly killed. But he never lost heart and kept on t9..Finally he was successful. So when you fail or meet any d10., just believe in yourself, stand up and give the difficulty a heavy strike.
句型转换
1.His father has already been to France . （改为否定句）
His father ________ been to France ________.
2.Yesterday Tom got up early so that he could catch the early bus. （保持句意基本不变）
Yesterday Tom got up early ________ ________ to catch the early bus.
3.The witness noticed a man walking into the building at 11:00 p.m.（改为被动语态）
A man ________ noticed ________into the building at 11:00 p.m. by the witness.
4.The news was very exciting and everyone shouted with joy. (合并成一句)
It was ________ exciting news ________everyone shouted with joy.
5.The students watched a very interesting TV programme yesterday. （改为感叹句）
________ ________ interesting TV programme the students watched yesterday!
The sight of a tailor-shop gave me a strong wish to throw off my old clothes and get a new suit. Could I afford it? No, I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note. So I forced myself to go on by. But soon I was drawing back again. The temptation troubled me a lot. I must have passed that shop six times during that struggle. At last I gave in, I had to. I asked if they had a cheap suit. The fellow I spoke to made no answer at first, looked me up and down, noticed that I was almost in rags(衣衫褴褛), then said, “Just a minute.”
I waited till he had finished his work. Then he took me into a back room to choose a cheapest suit for me. I put it on. It didn’t fit, but it was new and I was anxious to have it, so I said shyly:
“Could you wait a few days for the money? I haven’t any small change on me.”
The fellow looked at me coldly and said, “Oh, you haven’t. Well, of course, I know that gentlemen like you carry only large notes(支票)”.
I was angry, and said, “My friend, you shouldn't judge a stranger always by the clothes he wears. I am quite able to pay for this suit. I simply didn't wish to put you to the trouble of changing a large note. ” “Why do you think we can’t change your note? Instead, we can.”
I handed the note to him and said: “Oh, very well, I am sorry.”
He received it with a smile, and then as he looked at the note, his smile froze.
Realizing what was going on, the owner of the shop gave a low whistle and talked excitedly, as if to himself.
“To sell such a suit as that to a millionaire! Tod’s a fool. Please get those clothes off, sir. Wait till you see what we’ll make for you to your own measure.”
Before I could get in a word he had measured me, and was giving orders for evening suits, morning suits, shirts and all sorts of things.
1.The underlined word “temptation” in paragraph 1 has the same meaning with ________.
A.attraction B.happiness C.anger D.attention
2.What can be inferred (推断)from the passage?
A.The author knew he couldn’t afford that suit.
B.Gentlemen always carried large notes.
C.The note the author carried was too large to change.
D.The shop owner recognized the author was a millionaire at the first sight..
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The author liked the suit very much and decided to have it.
B.Both Tod and the owner of the shop welcomed the author warmly.
C.The author was looked down upon because of the clothes he wore.
D.The author couldn’t have any new suit because he had no small change.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.No pains, no gains. B.Never forget to say thanks.
C.A bad beginning makes a bad ending. D.Never judge a person just by his appearance.
Research proves that nearly half of the cancers diagnosed(诊断) in the UK each year—over 130,000 in total— are caused by life choices that include smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things.
Tobacco(烟草) is the biggest factor, causing 23% for cases in men and 15.6% in women, says the Cancer Research UK report. Next comes a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in men’s diets, while for women it is being overweight. Lead author of the report, Professor Max Parkin, said: “Many people believe cancer is related to fate(命运) or ‘in the genes(基因)’, and that it depends on luck whether they get it or not. Looking at all the evidence, it is clear that around 40% of all cancers are caused by things we mostly have the power to change.”
For men, the best advice appears to be: stop smoking, eat more fruit and vegetables and cut down on how much alcohol you drink. For women, again, the best advice is to stop smoking, but also watch your weight.
In total, 14 lifestyle and environmental factors, such as where you live and the job you do, cause 134,000 cancers in the UK each year.
Some risk factors are well founded, such as smoking’s link with lung(肺) cancer. But others are less well realized. For stomach cancer, a fifth of the risk comes from having too much salt in the diet, data suggests. Some cancers, like mouth and throat cancer, are caused almost mainly by lifestyle choices. But others, like gall bladder cancer(胆囊癌), are largely not related to lifestyle.
Public Health Minister, Anne Milton, said: “By making small changes you can cut your risk of serious health problems—giving up smoking, watching you drink, getting more exercise and keeping an eye on your weight.”
1.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to________.
A.change B.lifestyle C.cancer D.weight
2.According to Professor Parkin, he thinks that________.
A.cancers are caused because of genes
B.some cancers may be avoided mainly
C.most cancers are caused for no reason
D.men can keep an eye on their weight to avoid cancers
3.According to this passage, stomach cancer can be brought on by________.
A.working overtime B.taking in too much salt
C.lack of exercise D.smoking too much
4.Which of the following can be learnt from the passage?
A.Smoking is the only cause of lung cancer.
B.Drinking a small amount of wine is good for health.
C.Some cancers may not be caused by lifestyle choices.
D.About 134,000 people die of cancer in the UK each year.
Want to save the environment? You probably can’t fix everything on your own, but by taking small steps and keeping the environment in mind every day, you can make a difference.
Think Green. Challenge yourself to think about the environment as you live your life. If you shut off lights when you leave the room, turn off your TV when you’re not watching it, you’ll save energy. If you take shorter showers, you’ll save water.
Shop Green. Shopping is fun, but buying things you don’t need is wasteful and bad for the earth. Before you buy something, ask yourself how much you’ll really use it. Keep yourself away from buying products with unnecessary packaging (包装), and whenever possible, buy things that were locally made instead of those shipped from far away.
Dress Green. Wear green trousers and T-shirts if you want. But what really matters isn’t the colour, it’s how the clothes were made. If you want to help the environment, the best place to find clothes is at a vintage store, but you might not want to buy everything used. No matter where you shop, keep an eye out for products made from environmentally friendly materials like organic (有机的) cotton, which is grown without the use of pesticides (杀虫剂).
Study Green. What’s better than learning about the environment? Save it while you learn. It can be as simple as using both sides of a piece of paper before you recycle it, or reusing an old textbook instead of buying a new one. If you want to do more, join an environmental group at your school, and encourage your friends to join, too.
1.The passage tells us ________ ways of saving the environment.
A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6
2.The following acts agree with the writer’s green ideas EXCEPT ________.
A.taking shorter showers
B.buying products with unnecessary packaging
C.wearing clothes made from organic cotton
D.using both sides of a piece of paper
3.The passage is mainly about ________.
A.some suggestions to live happily
B.some advice to save money in daily life
C.some steps to live a healthy life
D.some ways to make one’s life green
4.You may find this passage in ________.
A.a newspaper B.a fashion magazine C.a storybook D.a guidebook
