1.你介意我打开收音机吗？(用三种不同句式表达)
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2.——你在英语方面取得了很大进步。——你也是。
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1.Today, I am just as __________(热情的) about my job as the day I first started.
2.My father is lively and __________(精力充沛的), but he is not very patient.
3.The media should __________(尊重) famous people’s privacy (隐私).
4.In northern European countries, the __________(关系) between teachers and students is friendly.
5.Her abilities are not fully _____________(欣赏) by her employer.
6.The book gives a short d__________ of the city.
7.I think all of us should mind our b___________ in public places.
8.With her help and e___________, I have made great progress in English.
9.The apple is d___________ into halves. One is for me and the other for Jim.
10.To succeed in a(n) s____________ experiment, one needs to be patient.
People around the world use their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideas. Now more and more people are using new ways to communicate and contact with each other through the Internet. We take a look at some kinds of technology that become more popular nowadays.
The blog is one form of communication that increases in popularity. Blog is a short way of saying Web log. Through these personal Web sites, people can share their lives, ideas and opinions with anyone on the internet. Millions of people throughout the world are creating and reading blogs. There are reportedly 13,000,000 blogs in the United States alone.
People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression. Blogs also connect people with other people who have the same interests. For example, teachers use blogs to share ideas, experiences and concerns about their work with other teachers.
Many Web sites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. These sites include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share messages and pictures with an increasing number of friends. About 120,000,000 people use MySpace. It is the most popular social networking site on the Web.
YouTube is another Internet site that becomes more popular. This Web site lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. People can watch almost anything on YouTube: news, sports, entertainment events and videos made by people in their own homes. These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. YouTube says that people watch at least 100,000,000 videos on the site every day.
1.Why is blog so popular with people all over the world? (No more than 20 words )
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2.What’s the main idea of this passage? (No more than 15 words )
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3.Please explain the underlined phrase “contact with” in English. (No more than 5 words)
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4.According to the passage, what Web site is popular with teenagers and young adults? Why do they like it? (No more than 20 words)
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5.Does the Internet bring you more advantages? Give your reasons. (No more than 20 words )
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It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.
First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? The simple answer is “You can’t”. Look around you. With very few exceptions (例外), either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail so many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeed. Every time you make a mistake, you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.
But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the results of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again.
We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect for the first time and allocate (分配) these resources well so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career.
There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.”
So go ahead and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper(成功).
1.From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______.
A. mistakes are unnecessary for development B. we are afraid of trying new things
C. it’s common for people to make mistakes D. mistakes are better than not trying
2.The underlined word “eliminate” in paragraph 4 means ________.
A. avoid B. dismiss C. accept D. solve
3.According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is ________.
A. avoiding making the same mistakes B. accepting the punishment willingly
C. taking results into consideration D. trying things out one by one
4.The article is mainly about _______.
A. how to deal with mistakes B. what benefits mistakes bring
C. how to achieve success D. how to make use of your mistakes
5.What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?
A. Never mind, I can always try again.
B. I’d better stay out of trouble.
C. Great! Now I can learn something.
D. Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset.
If you have to miss a meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If you have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially very busy people) will choose to skip breakfast.
However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast ( the meal which “break” you “fast” ) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients (营养) we need to begin our working day with vigor(活力) and stay hopeful with good honor. However, many people skip breakfast or substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal. What happens if we don’t pay attention to the importance of breakfast?
One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants included both males and females in ages from 12 to 83. The results showed that if a person eats an good breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental(脑力的)activities. The study showed that if school-children eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate (集中)on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast is poor.
The study also showed that if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing. So remember, if you want to lose weight, skipping breakfast will not help you. You will likely lose more weight if you decrease your other meals.
1.According to experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day because __________.
A. a good breakfast breaks you down fast
B. you’ll lose weight quickly if you skip breakfast
C. breakfast provides what a person needs to work
D. after a long night, you’ll feel very hungry
2.The underlined part “substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal”(Para. 2) probably means _______.
A. to exchange a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal.
B. To drink a cup of coffee instead of a well balanced meal.
C. To change a cup of coffee into a well balanced meal.
D. To regard a cup of coffee as a well balanced meal.
3.The example of school-children in paragraph3 shows that _______.
A. school-children will be quick and attentive all day if they eat breakfast
B. a proper breakfast will make mental workers more efficient
C. fruit, eggs, bread and milk are the best breakfast for mental workers
D. school-children who have breakfast are much brighter than those who don’t
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 4?
A. Some people skip breakfast because they want to be slimmer.
B. Most people who skip breakfast actually eat more for lunch.
C. People put on weight because they eat too much breakfast.
D. Skipping breakfast won’t help people who want to lose weight.
5.The best title of the passage is _______.
A. How to Lose Weight B. What’s a Healthy Diet
C. Surprising Results of a Study D. Breakfast – A Meal That Breaks You Fast
Frank looked at us and said, “My Dad was a fisherman. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas(帆布), foul-weather coat and his overalls(围裙). No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”
His voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had an old truck which was older than he was. You could hear it coming for blocks(街区). As he drove toward the school, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad. I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I'm too old for any kind of kiss.”
“My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out the windshield (挡风玻璃). ‘You're right,’he said. ‘You are a big boy....a man. I won't kiss you anymore.”
Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke.“It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet(捕鱼船队) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a gale (狂风) and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”
1.Frank said that his father smelled like the ocean ________.
A. to prove that his father was as great as the ocean
B. to prove that his father was a fisherman
C. to tell us that his father's clothes were very dirty
D. to show that his father worked hard all the year on the sea
2.From the passage we learn that _______.
A. the writer is very rich now B. the writer’s father was not hard-working
C. the writer’s father didn’t like him at all D. the writer loved his father clearly
3.How did his father feel when the writer said that he was too old for any kind of kiss?
A. Angry and surprised. B. Surprised and sad.
C. Satisfied and excited. D. Frightened and disappointed.
4.Why would Frank shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear?
A. Because he wanted to be kissed by his father.
B. Because he was very shy.
C. Because he felt very cold in the morning.
D. Because staying with his father made him feel embarrassed.
5.In what tone did Frank tell of his father?
A. Happy. B. Regretful. C. Hopeful. D. Terrified.
