Mother Teresa was born on August 26th,1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. She always wrote her birthday as 27th of August because it was the day of her baptism(洗礼), which was always more important to her than her birthday. For her work with the poor around the world, she received the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1928, she accepted a religious order and took the name Teresa. The order immediately sent her to India. A few years later, she began teaching in Calcutta. In 1948 the Catholic(天主教的) Church agreed her request and let her enter the convent(女修道院) and she began to work for the poor people. She became an Indian citizen in the following year. In 1950, she set up a religious organization in Calcutta. The organization provided food for the poor people and then she set up hospitals, schools, youth centers, and homes for the sick and the dying poor. It now has branches in 50 Indian cities and 30 other countries.
Besides the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa has received other awards for her work with the poor people. On September 5th,1997, Mother Teresa passed away, but she will continue to inspire people all over the world through her lasting present of love and faith.
1.From the text we can infer that Mother Teresa ________.
A. had her name Teresa when she was very young
B. devoted herself to the poor all her life
C. was born in India and lived there for most of her time
D. received the Nobel Peace Prize in her early sixties
2.Which of the following is the correct order of Teresa’s experiences?
a. She became an Indian citizen.
b. She began to work for the poor.
c. She began teaching in Calcutta.
d. She became a nun.
e. She set up a religious organization.
A. c-b-d-a-e B. c-d-b-a-e C. a-b-d-c-e D. a-c-b-d-e
3.The author writes the text mainly to ________.
A. let us know Mother Teresa was a great woman
B. tell us Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize
C. give us some information about Mother Teresa
D. prove that a woman can also do great work for the poor
EUROPE is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of cities for culture-hungry but time poor travelers.
London and Paris
It takes you about two hours to travel from London to Paris by Eurostar, a high-speed railway service. The two capital cities have been competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decades — but each secretly looks up to the other.
No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris’ Louvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the British Museum free to visit. Compared with London, Paris has more outdoor attractions, such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenade Plantee.
In Paris, you’ll see diners linger(逗留) over red wine. While in London, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.
Vienna and Bratislava
Austrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city Bratislava are an hour apart by train. But since they are linked by the Danube River, the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century’s Habsburg dynast splendor to sci-fi restaurants.
Vienna is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect blending(融合) of architecture and nature in the grand Scholoss Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of Vienna coffee, which has made its way to the world’s cultural heritage.
Bratislava is best known for its fine dining—the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meat-filled dinner here in an amazing setting.
1.What’s the relationship between London and Paris according to the text?
A. They help each other.B. They attack each other.
C. They admire each other.D. They don’t like each other.
2.What are the advantages of Paris mentioned in the article?
a. Louvre Museum b. Free access to museums
c. More outdoor attractions d. Better wines and perfumes
A. ac B. cd C. acd D. bcd
3.Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities because _________.
A. they are not expensive to visit
B. they are best known to the world
C. they are always enemies between each other
D. they are close but different in many aspects
In 1975, George Carlin appeared on a popular TV show, Saturday Night Live, with his famous words about blue food. “Why is there no blue food? I can’t find blue food—I can’t find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon; orange is orange and red is cherry. Where is the blue food?”
Well, Carlin pretty much has it right—there is not no blue food, but there’s certainly not a lot of it. Fresh-picked blueberries are blue, though they become purple when they are turned into jam. The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and red in tomatoes—is found in nature. But it isn’t a hot color for food. People don’t seem to prefer blue food. Some diet programs even suggest that those determined to lose weight should make their food blue.
Eating, in part, begins with our eyes. Chares Spence—an experimental psychologist from Oxford University—points out that color can change our taste experience. Commonly, we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are; and green foods as being more sour. Spence suggests: human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching—green fruits can become sweet as they grow up and turn red.
But what about blue? Except blueberries, much of the blue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially. Food producers argue that artificial color doesn’t do much damage to health. A lot of research shows that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyes—while other studies show no effects at all. Blue birthday cake or even blue-dyed chicken can be served on the dinner table. So what?
1.George Carlin’s words are placed at the beginning of the passage to ________.
A. show the author’s opinion
B. tell a famous person
C. introduce a TV show
D. lead in the topic
2.Which of the following statements of blue is true?
A. Blue is not a very popular color for foods.
B. Blueberries are always blue, whether fresh or not.
C. The blue in blueberries is found unnatural.
D. People often feel cold when they eat blueberries.
3.Eating sometimes begins with our eyes because ________.
A. red-colored foods are 20% sweeter than green foods
B. our taste experience can be influenced by color
C. people prefer red-colored foods to green foods
D. before eating, people watch food for a long time
4.The underlined words “is dyed” in para. 4 are closest in meaning to “______”.
A. is eaten upB. has grown up
C. is changed in colorD. is harmful to
假如你是李华，暑假在英国参加了你校组织的“中国学生文化交流周”活动，并住在Kelly家里。请你给在英国期间认识的新朋友Kelly写封感谢信，内容包括：
1. 交流活动中的收获；2.难忘在Kelly家的美好日子；3.感谢她送你的英文词典。
2. 提示词汇：文化交流周：Cultural Exchange Week
Dear Kelly,
I’ve been back home safely from England. _________________________________
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Welcome to China when it’s convenient to you!
Yours
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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。
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During last summer holiday, I found part-time job, worked in a toothbrush factory at night. Not until I experienced it, did I realized that it was no easy job. I went to work when my parents were going to bed. On the morning, when my parents were going to work, I came to home to sleep. This backward schedule was very tough for me that I often felt tiring. But I am glad that I had this forgettable experience. Not only was it kind of fun to “rise and shine” along with the moon or stars, but I also learned to appreciate the hard work of those which are working while the rest of us are sleeping.
About the movie
It is the 1. (finally) part of the Hobbit movie trilogy, and it came out in the US on Dec 17. The main character Bilbo Baggins is 2. of fantasy’s most famous heroes. In the movie, he helps the dwarves to get their kingdom back from the dragon Smaug, and also fights an 3. (expect) group of enemies. He shows that true heroics are not the absence of fear, but 4. (have) that fear and doing something anyway.
Difficulties Freeman once had
He 5. (use) be overshadowed (使逊色) by Benedict Cumberbatch, his co-star in Sherlock. He seemed to be unable to take the role in the Hobbit trilogy because of his role in Sherlock.
His personality and habits
He is known 6. being outspoken and 7. (describe) as “direct and mean”. He is so old 8. he doesn’t use computers much, so he prefers his scripts to be mailed to him rather than e-mailed. He doesn’t drive, and he’s not interested in 9. (hang) out with celebrities at clubs. He said he always saw the world in a funny way and 10. (learn) not to care about being criticized.
