. -What about the price of these washing machines?
-They are equal in price to, if not cheaper than, ____ at other shops in the street.
A. others B. it
C. that D. the ones
Nowadays people are more likely to go to ____ mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes, so tailors have adapted to ____ new reality.
A. the; a B. /; the
C. the; the D. a; a
假如你是英国的Mike，你的朋友谢蕾打算到国外留学，她写信询问你什么样的中国学生最受国外高校青睐。请你根据下列要点给对方写一封回信：
1. 语言是道硬门槛；
2. 适应能力很重要；
3. 兴趣爱好被看重；
4. 要有社会责任感。
注意：1. 词数120左右；
2. 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Xie Lei,
I’m glad to hear that you want to study abroad in your letter. ____________________________________
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Yours,
Mike
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
[1] People of all ages and races can serve as volunteers. They work in various organizations without pay. Volunteering improves your life and the lives of others. You can meet new people and make a positive difference in the world.
[2] Volunteers generally work with others either as part of a team completing a project or caring for other people such as patients in a nursing home or helping children through an organization such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Volunteers should be generally cheerful and easy to work with and have a positive attitude even if things are not satisfactory in their own lives.
[3] Some volunteers organize events or groups of people to work on various projects. Without their good organizational skills, these projects might not happen. For example, if you’re the Parent-Teacher Association President for your school, you will be responsible for organizing the individual committees in your school. If you have good organizational skills, volunteering will become less stressful and you can give back to your community in the way you intended.
[4] Volunteers have to be willing to devote a certain amount of hours each week or month depending on the situation. It is necessary for them to go through testing or training before they begin volunteering. The best volunteers do what they say they’re going to do and show up when they say they’re going to be there unless there are situations beyond their control.
[5] Good volunteers see the good in others, whether it’s the people they’re working with or the people they’re serving. These volunteers generally go beyond what they’re asked to do because they want to get to know the people they’re serving. They go beyond surface relationships by remembering names, information and stories told to them. Volunteers that are healthy and well-balanced will bring that feeling to the environment, and the people they’re helping will be affected.
1.What is the best title of the text? (no more than 5 words)
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2.List three benefits of being a volunteer mentioned in the text. (no more than 20 words)
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3.What must volunteers do before they begin volunteering? (no more than 8 words)
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4.Which quality of a volunteer do you think is the most important? Why? (no more than 30 words)
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5.How do volunteers respond when they find their life unsatisfactory? (no more than 6 words)
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Flight cancellations(取消) and loss of luggage can ruin even the best-planned holiday. The key to a stress-free trip is having a backup plan.
Fly non-stop. The worst problems involve connections, so it is important to take non-stop flights whenever possible. If you do have to make a connection, try to route through a southern city, where snowstorms and de-icing delays will be less likely. Always allow at least two to three hours for flight connections.
Check the weather. Check the weather in your connecting city, not just the arrival and departure city. If your departure flight is cancelled because of weather, you can go home or back to your hotel. Airlines promise to get you on the next available flight, not the next flight. That could be several days later on a sold-out holiday weekend.
Go early. The earlier in the day you fly, the better your chance of getting rebooked the same day after a missed connection. It will also put you ahead of stranded(滞留的) passengers who arrive later.
Rebook immediately. As soon as your flight is delayed or cancelled, get on the phone and rebook your flight instead of waiting at the ticket counter. If your rebooking is delayed, call or ask your travel agent to find a seat on another carrier, and then ask your original carrier to endorse your ticket to the new airline. Airlines are not required to do this but often do. Learn more at www. dot. gov/ airconsumer/ fly-rights.
Ship bags. A few days before your flight, ship suitcases or holiday gifts to your destination by a documented express service. It’s preferable to losing bags because of re-routed flights and sometimes cheaper than paying airline overweight bag fees.
Know your rights. Airlines are not required to compensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights, but it never hurts to ask for goodwill vouchers(折扣) for meals, taxis or a room.
1.When making a flight connection, it’s common that you’ll___________.
A. stop in the south
B. choose a good city without snowstorm
C. be trapped in the storm
D. wait for two or three hours
2.The suggested way for you to rebook your flight is___________.
A. through the phone
B. by waiting at the ticket counter
C. by changing another airline
D. by surfing the Internet
3.According to the passage, we can infer____________.
A. it will take long to rebook the tickets
B. your luggage is easy to be lost
C. you will pay more for your overweight luggage
D. with the same ticket you can take the next flight
4.The underlined word “compensate” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “___________”.
A. pay B. ask C. host D. treat
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The Worst Problem in the Trip.
B. The Preparation Before the Flight Trip.
C. How to Book the Plane Ticket.
D. How to Plan the Holiday.
When I was two years old, something happened which I have never forgotten. It was early spring, and there was a light mist over the trees and fields. The other young fellows and I were feeding at the lower end of the field when we heard the distant cry of dogs.
The oldest among us lifted his head to listen. “There are the hounds(猎犬)”, he said, and immediately raced off. The rest of us followed him to the top of the field where we could see several fields beyond.
Soon the dogs were all racing down the field next to ours, making a loud “yoyoyoyo” sound. After then came men on horses, some in green coats. Suddenly, the dogs became silent and ran around with their noses to the ground.
“They’ve lost the smell of the hare.” said the old horse. “Perhaps it will escape.” But the dogs began their “yoyoyoyo” again and came at full speed towards our field. Just then a hare, wild with fear, ran towards the trees. The dogs jumped over the stream and ran across the field, followed by the huntsmen. Six or eight jumped their horses over the stream, close behind the dogs. Before the hare could get away, the dogs were upon her with wild cries. We heard a terrible scream, and that was the end of the hare. One of the men picked her up and held her by the leg. She was covered in blood, but all the huntsmen seemed pleased.
I was so greatly surprised that at first I did not see what was happening by the stream but when I did look, I saw a sad sight. Two fine horses were down, one in the stream struggling to stand up and the other on the grass with one of his legs broken. One rider, who seemed unhurt, was climbing out of the water, but the other lay quite still. “His neck is broken,” said my mother. “I can’t understand why men are so fond of this sport. They often hurt themselves and ruin good horses, all for one hare that they could get more easily in other ways. But we are only horses, and don’t know why men do these things.”
They carried the dead rider to our master’s house, and then came back to the black horse on the grass. The animal was in great pain and one of his legs was broken. Someone ran to our master’s house and came back to the horse with a gun. Soon after there was a loud bang and a terrible cry, and the black horse did not move any more.
1.What does “I” in the passage refer to?
A. A scared hare. B. A young horse.
C. A fierce dog. D. A brave hunter.
2.Which word can be used to describe my true feeling at the scene of the hunting?
A. Sad. B. Pleased. C. Angry. D. Delighted.
3.The men hunted the hare at the cost of the lives of____________.
A. one rider and one horse
B. two riders and two horses
C. six or eight huntsmen and a dog
D. the oldest horse and a huntsman
4.The best title for the passage would be____________.
A. What a Poor Hare
B. My Terrible Childhood Memory
C. A Black Horse
D. Scenery in the Field
5.The writer probably holds the view that ____________.
A. hunting is a nice outdoor activity
B. it is dangerous to hunt wild animals
C. hunting dogs are good helpers to huntsmen
D. human beings should treat animals well
