It was reported that the government official expressed the deepest ______ to the families of those killed and injured in this attack.
A. satisfactionB. substituteC. symptomD. sympathy
When your child wakes up in the morning, he should know that his daily ____ includes going to school, lunch and homework.
A. routineB. destinationC. requirement D. conservation
请根据以下提示，并结合生活中的事例，用英语写一篇短文。
Encouragement from a friend plays a very important role in motivating you to solve the problems you are facing. It helps you fight the difficulties and get out of an unfavorable situation you are stuck in.
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Encouragement can serve as a ray of hope during difficult times.
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1. Nowadays, there has been a growing tendency that more and more farmers flood into cities to make their fortune, with the seniors and children ___________________________. (leave)
现今，一种趋势越来越明显，越来越多的农民涌入城市寻找发迹致富的机会，把老人和孩子独自留在家中。
2. In Sochhi 2014 Winter Olympic Games the Chinese team was proud ____________________two silver and one bronze medals on the last day of short track speed skating competition. (win)
2014索契冬奥会，在短道速滑比赛最后一天中国队骄傲地获得了两块银牌和一块铜牌。
3. _______________________volcanoes for many years, I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage. (study)
在研究火山这么多年以后，我依旧对于它们的美以及那种造成破坏的无限可能感到惊讶。
4. But even though Tony, the robot, had been so clever，he would have to be rebuilt—you cannot __________________________________ machines. (have)
但是，尽管机器人托尼很聪明，他还得作一番改造——你总不能让女人与机器相爱吧。
5. No child under 12 is allowed to go to the lake alone; anyone who walks close to the lake __________________________ a parent. (accompany)
12岁以下的孩子不允许一个人去湖边；任何接近湖边的孩子必须有家长陪同。
6. Congratulations! Your son must be very intelligent, otherwise he __________________________Peking University. (admit)
恭喜！你儿子肯定很聪明，不然他不会被北京大学录取。
7. Those who have devoted enough time to their study _________________ sooner or later. (bound)
那些付出了足够时间来学习的人迟早是会成功的。
8. When we learn a new word, our teacher always asks us to think of a situation __________________. (use)
当我们学一个新单词的时候，老师总是让我们想象一种能够应用它的情景。
9. ____________________________, the little child saved every penny he could and took many part-time jobs. (die)
极其想要买一辆自行车，这个小孩节约每一分他能够省下来的钱，并做了很多兼职。
10. Look! The new houses _____________________________ here will be available to those low-income families after they are ready. (construct)
看！这些正在建造的房子建成之后将被提供给那些低收入家庭。
One of the most striking findings of a recent questionnaire in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start a family with.
Why are many people finding it increasingly difficult to start and keep close relationships? Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves?
It is certainly the case today that nowadays couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status. A man doesn’t expect his wife to be in sole (唯一的) charge of running his household and raising his children.
But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.
In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago，your choice of soul mate was limited by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never clear, many marriages were essentially arranged. Now those barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster（牡蛎）, you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl.
But it seems that the traditions have been replaced by an even tighter restriction：the limitation of choice. The expectations of partners are made greater to an unmanageable degree：good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and so on. There is no room for error in the first impression.
We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn’t，it is intended to be thrown away. We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don’t put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Twelve-hour work at the office makes relaxed after-hours dating(约会) difficult. The cost of housing and child-raising creates pressure to have a stable(稳定的) income and career before a life partnership.
1. Nowadays, in a family, _________.
A. men begin to depend on women
B. couples share the burdens
C. men are responsible for housework
D. couples can’t get along together
2. People don’t want to give up their independence because______.
A. they can’t bear arranged marriages
B. they want to have more choices
C. they don’t want to follow traditions
D. they think they can live happily alone
3. People don’t bother to date because_______.
A. it requires luck to build a strong relationship
B. it takes them too much energy to work
C. it needs faith to have a life partnership
D. it causes mental problems to find a life partner
4. Which of the following can best describe the main idea of the passage?
A. The expectations of partners and financial pressure may prevent a relationship.
B. People should spend more money on marriage today.
C. Independence is much more important than love.
D. Even a perfect marriage can be given up for the sake of independence.
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.
In the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are rigidly(严格地) determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.
What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology. It is the universality(普遍性) of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, America, China, Japan and among the Arctic people, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Differences depended on local customs and way of life because toys imitate their surrounding. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.
Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize(具有…的特征) inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the cart to the automobile is a direct line of ways up. The progress from a rattle(拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3,000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the time and subject to the limitations of available materials.
1. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that______.
A. boys like to play with their fathers while girl with their mothers
B. they like challenging activities
C. most boys would like to follow their fathers' professions
D. their social roles are rigidly determined
2. One aspect of "the universality of toys" lies in the fact that________.
A. the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world
B. technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys
C. the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys
D. the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities
3. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys________.
A. reflect the pace of social progress
B. changes a lot as time goes by
C. are not characterized by technological progress
D. also appeal greatly to adults
4. The author uses the example of a rattle to show that________.
A. it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toy-making
B. even the simplest toys can reflect the progress of technology
C. even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time
D. in toy-making there is a continuity in the use of materials
