Festivals are meant to celebrate important times and events. The Western Halloween takes place on October 31 every year.1.(obvious), it had its origin in many old2.(believe) about the return of the spirits of dead people. However, children nowadays celebrate it3.their own ways and they are always looking forward to its4.(arrive). Many young people also have great fun with each other, playing music and dancing to it.
Li Hua, an exchange student in the USA, attaches great importance to5.(learn) about the customs and cultures here. On this festive night, he as well as his hand,6.(dress) in fancy clothing, is giving7.(amaze) performances in the open air. The song which8.(sing) on the stage now was just written by Li Hua, for9.being a famous musician is his forever dream. Actually, it is the same interest they share10.brings them together.
Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trams, or even cars can be a terrible troubles--especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great______between human beings and insects. The former______every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly______attention to themselves.
We can only show mercy to the______man who had to stop his car soon after______from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the______of the car, he naturally got out to______the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he______his way. Again the noise began,______and became even louder. Quickly______his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great______cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees______.
On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible. After an hour's______driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a______and went in. It was not long______a customer who had seen him arrive______in to inform him that his car was______with bees. The poor driver was______that the best way should be to call a______.In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this______gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.
1.A. connection B. difference C. communication D. similarity
2.A. do B. take C. make D. try
3.A. give B. keep C. pay D. draw
4.A. unfortunate B. careless C. unpleasant D. hopeless
5.A. passing by B. leaving out C. setting out D. getting up
6.A. front B. back C. left D. right
7.A. clean B. change C. test D. examine
8.A. drove B. continued C. pushed D. forced
9.A. normally B. gently C. actually D. immediately
10.A. hiding B. turning C. shaking D. raising
11.A. black B. beautiful C. white D. colorful
12.A. below B. ahead C. nearly D. behind
13.A. boring B. careful C. exciting D. hard
14.A. hotel B. museum C. hospital D. school
15.A. when B. after C. until D. before
16.A. broke B. moved C. hurried D. dropped
17.A. crowded B. covered C. filled D. equipped
18.A. advised B. required C. ordered D. requested
19.A. bee-keeper B. policeman C. waiter D. repairman
20.A. unfamiliar B. unknown C. unexpected D. uncertain
Sometimes willpower is a lot like the television remote control--hard to find just when you want it most. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, stop smoking, get to the gym regularly, developing your sense of willpower is an important part of changing any behavior.1.But there are ways to increase your willpower.
Don’t try to change your economic situation, win a promotion and lose weight all on the same morning. Establish one clear, specific goal and make a realistic plan for achieving it. Extra willpower sometimes requires extra energy, so don’t stretch yourself too thin.2.Whatever your goal is, don’t expect to achieve it overnight.3.If you are trying to kick a caffeine habit, start by replacing your morning cup of coffee with a glass of water, instead of vowing never to drink coffee again. Congratulate yourself on the small achievements that will pave the way toward a larger one. These successes help your willpower grow.
4.Ask friends, family or colleagues for assistance and tell them exactly how they can help. If your credit card bills have increased sharply, for instance, let friends know that you are cutting back on expenses. Suggest having a common dinner instead of meeting at an expensive restaurant. Find a support group or organization related to your goal and attend their meetings. You can get valuable advice, understanding and information.
If possible, change your environment to encourage positive behavior. Want to get in shape? Keep an extra set of workout clothes in your office as a reminder to stop by the gym on the way home. Quitting smoking?5.
A. Change your environment to change your life
B. Real success takes time
C. Avoid bars or restaurants where you might be attracted to light up
D. Changing your behavior requires more than willpower
E. Improve your willpower by a support network
F. Breaking a bad habit or forming a new and healthy one can be difficult
G. Focus on one goal at a time
In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources, the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.
Today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.
Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one.
The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.
1.The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that .
A. It makes the world warmer
B. it consumes natural resources
C. it brings severe damage to forests
D. it makes growth hard to continue
2.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A. China lacks wind and solar energy
B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market
C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development
D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests
3.To full develop the low-carbon markets, government can .
A. cut public expenses
B. forbid carbon emission
C. develop public resources
D. encourage energy conservation
4.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a new business model
B. To compare two business models
C. To predict a change of the global market
D. To advocate sustainable development
I entered high school having read hundreds of books. But I was not a good reader. Merely bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view. I searched books for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes-anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated idea" until he had read at least two thousand books, I heard the words without recognizing either its irony (嘲讽)or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read. Strict with myself, I included only once a title I might have read several times. (How, after all, could one read a book more than once?) And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length. (Could anything shorter be a book?)
There was yet another high school list I made. One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college. The article had a list of the "hundred most important books of Western Civilization." "More than anything else in my life, "the professor told the reporter with finality," these books have made me all that I am." That was the kind of words I couldn't ignore. I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles. Most books, of course, I hardly understood. While reading Plato's The Republic, for example, I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about. However, with the special patience and superstition (迷信)of a schoolboy, I looked at every word of the text. And by me time I reached the last word, pleased, I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic, and seriously crossed Plato off my list.
1.On heating the teacher's suggestion of reading, the writer thought .
A. one must read as many books as possible
B. a student should not have a complicated idea
C. it was impossible for one to read two thousand books
D. students ought to make a list of the books they had read
2.The underlined phrase "with finality" probably means .
A. firmly B. clearly
C. proudly D. pleasantly
3.The writer's purpose in mentioning The Republic is to .
A. explain why it was included in the list
B. describe why he seriously crossed it off the list
C. show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand
D. prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word
4.The writer provides two book lists to .
A. show how he developed his point of view
B. tell his reading experience at high school
C. introduce the two persons' reading methods
D. explain that he read many books at high school
Camp memories last forever! We make sure they are unforgettable!
Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge horses are the program! We are 100% horse from stable(马厩) management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.
Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning.
Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack(马具), as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.
At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse” (4 girls), “The Wranglers Roost” (4 girls), and “The Hideout” (2 girls) in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.
Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child's vacation, Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album(usually 300-500 pictures) of their stay at camp.
Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2007, for small groups of girls aged 13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.
We will send you full program descriptions at your request.
1.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To attract people to the camps
B. To talk about camping experiences
C. To describe the programs of the camps
D. To explain the aims of the camps
2.What do we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge?
A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts
B. Horses play a central role in the activities
C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves
D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round
3.The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people .
A. understand horses better
B. enjoy a family atmosphere
C. have fun above other things
D. achieve an educational purpose
4.Which one of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The time of the camping
B. The cost of the camping
C. The advantages of the camping
D. The effect of the camping
