Sherlock Holmes was the greatest detective in history. His astonishing power of observation and analysis meant that he was able to solve cases which left the real police completely perplexed. As a problem solver in the law forced business, he was a knowledgeable person equal to Superman, the comic book hero.
Like Superman, of course, Holmes did not exist. He was the creation of a Scottish doctor and novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, and remains one of the most famous literary fiction characters of all time.
Holmes’ general rule when trying to solve a case was as follows: completely get rid of the impossible. Then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
It’s said that Holmes’ powers of deduction (推断) were superhuman, particularly his ability to process information from what he observed. In a story called The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Holmes examines the area near a lake where a murder has been committed. The local police have already searched the area and found no clues. Holmes spends ten minutes in the area, and announces that the murderer “is a tall man, left-handed, limps with the right leg, wears thick-soled shooting boots and a gray coat, smokes Indian cigars, uses a cigar holder, and carries a penknife in his pocket. There are several other indications, but these may be enough to aid us in our search.” Needless to say, he has found evidence to support all of these statements.
The fictional Holmes lived in an apartment at 221 Baker Street, a real street in Central London. When Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes, there was no 221 Baker Street, but after the street was extended northwards, there was. There is currently a bank at that address.
The fact that Holmes didn’t actually exist doesn’t stop thousands of people writing to him for help every year. The bank kindly responds to every letter they receive with the following message: “Mr. Holmes thanks you for your letter. At the moment he is retired in Sussex, keeping bees, and does not undertake detective work nowadays.”
1.In the first paragraph the underlined word “perplexed” suggests that the police were _______
A. confident B. worried C. confused D. sure
2.How does the writer describe Holmes and Superman?
A. Neither Superman nor Holmes was a real character.
B. Both Superman and Holmes used super intellect to solve problems.
C. Superman was a comic book figure, while Holmes was a real detective.
D. Superman and Holmes were equally intelligent and brave.
3.How did Holmes use his powers of deduction in the fourth paragraph?
A. He spent a long time thinking about possible solutions.
B. He found clues to help him create a full description of a suspect.
C. He observed the crime area and guessed what happened.
D. He searched the area with the police and discussed with them,
4.When letters are written to Holmes, _______
A. he answers letters when he receives them
B. his secretary answers them for him.
C. the bank at 221 Baker Street where he used to live sends the letters back
D. the bank at his address replies that Holmes is no longer working as a detective
假定你是李华，从互联网上得知一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡((Singapore)举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。
内容主要包括:
1.自我介绍(包括英语能力);
2.参加意图(介绍中国、了解其他国家);
3.希望获准.
注意:
1.词数100左右:
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.邮件开头和结尾已为你写好。
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(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I learned early in life that I had to be more patient and little aggressive. From the time I was about four until I was about six, I destroyed each of my toy. I was happy when the toys worked, but when things did wrong, I got angry and broke it. For a while parents bought me new toys. But before long they began to see which was happening. When I tear apart my fifth birthday toy train, my father said, "That's it. No more toys to you." My punishment lasted a year. Meanwhile, I found out that with more patience I must make my toys to last My attitude changed from then on.
Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day,__ 1._____( wear ) sun glasses. He walked in as if he __2.___(buy) the school , And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City .
For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt __3.___ (please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in __4.___last row.
___5._____ he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back ,he was wrong . It might have made it a little __6.___( hard ) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around ,but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary,_ 7.___made her feel like a star .
“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons ?” the teacher asked .The new boy shook his head.” Then I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacher _8.____ a few seconds and all the other students wondered __9.____ the boy would do .Then he took __10.____ off, gave a big smile and said “That is cool."
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal(非言语)communication takes up about 50% of what we really .And body language is particularly _ when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.. ,different societies treat the between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having contact(接触)even with friends, and certainly not with . People from Latin American countries ，touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in . it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving _. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep which the Latino will in return regard as
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from cultures, there's a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be .
1.A. straighter B. louder C. harder D. further
2.A. sounds B. invitations C. feelings D. messages
3.A. hope B. receive C. discover D. mean
4.A. immediate B. misleading C. important D. difficult
5.A. well B. far C. much D. long
6.A. For example B. Thus C. However D. In short
7.A. trade B. distance C. connection D. greetings
8.A. Eye B. Verbal C. Bodily D. telephone
9.A. strangers B. relatives C. neighbors D. enemies
10.A. in other words B. on the other hand C. in a similar way D. by all means
11.A. trouble B. conversation C. silence D. experiment
12.A. disturbing B. helping C. guiding D. following
13.A. closer B. faster C. In D. away
14.A. stepping forward B. going on C. backing away D. coming out
15.A. weakness B. carelessness C. friendliness D. coldness
16.A. talk B. travel C. laugh D. think
17.A. different B. European C. Latino D. rich
18.A. curiosity B. excitement c misunderstanding D. nervousness
19.A. chance B. time C. result D. advice
20.A. noticed B. treated C respected D. pleased
Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress
Everybody gets stressed time to time. 1. Some ways of dealing with stress 一like screaming or hitting someone一don't solve (解决) much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps. the next time you are stressed:
(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk
To “trusted adult, such as “parent or other relatives. 2. They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
(2) Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself. 3.
(3) Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get down to business. 4. Even if you can't solve it all , you can solve a piece of it.
(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary(暂时的).Remember stress does go away,
especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make
your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster. 5.
A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.
B. Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.
C. Different people feel stress in different ways
D. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.
E. You need to figure out what the problem is.
F. And don't forget about your friends.
G. Then, find a way to calm down。
