In the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.C., the Qin army launched a more serious attack upon the State of Wei than ever. The king of the State of Wei gathered his officials, and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars, the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to speak of resistance.
At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the officials persuaded the king to sue for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south of the Taihang Mountain. However Su Dai, a counselor, did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said, "Your Majesty, they don't think about the interests of the country at all. It is just because they are afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temporarily satisfy the ambition of Qin, but it will never stop attacking us until our land is totally given away."
He added,“Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. Instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer. Isn't it similar to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?”
Though Su Dai's argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. As might be expected, the Qin army attacked the State of Wei in 225 B.C. again, surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes (堤防) of the Huanghe River. The State of Wei was finally destroyed.
1.When asked how to defeat the Qin army, most officials _______.
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A．were scared and at a loss what to do |
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B．looked worried and turned to Su Dai for help |
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C．asked a large enemy force to bear down upon the border |
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D．were extremely frightened and decided to give up fighting back |
2.The underlined phrase“sue for”in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.
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A．demand |
B．beg for |
C．search for |
D．negotiate for |
3.Su Dai used the example of“carrying faggots to put out a fire”to show _______.
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A．the ambition of the State of Qin |
B．the serious results of giving in |
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C．the loss of the land of the State of Wei |
D．the trembling consequences of defense |
4.The story is mainly developed by _______.
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A．time |
B．logic |
C．making comparison |
D．cause and effect |
5.The attitude of the writer towards Su Dai is _______.
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A．approval |
B．praise |
C．neutral |
D．disapproval |
It's easy to take your hearing for granted until it's too late.
With the wide 16 _ (popular) of digital entertainment products, it is not uncommon to see people wearing headphones and listening to music 17 running in the park or using public transport. And the volume is often 18 loud that people around them can hear the music as well.
However, doctors warn that such behavior can potentially damage 19__ hearing. "Innoisy places, people tend 20 _(turn) the volume up to get the same clarity of sound. Unfortunately, that can damage the hearing 21 people being aware of it," said Feng Yongfeng, chief ENT physician at Beijing Tian'an Hospital.
After Spring Festival, the hospital witnessed 22 slight increase in the number of teenagers coming in with hearing problems, 23 Feng attributed to them wearing headphones at home for long periods during the holiday. Feng said both in-ear and overhead headphones can harm the ears and 24 (advise) against using them for long periods. He said if you do use headphones it is worth 25 (invest) in the highest quality you can afford.
Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked old. We decided it was time to 1 the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing 2 colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together: “Not the measuring stick.”
“No,” I 3 them. “Not the measuring stick..”
The measuring stick isn’t a (an) 4 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve 5 each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her 6 on every birthday. Over the years so many colored pens, pencils and markers have been used, that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract painting.
Names and dates show different 7 , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me. At the parties, when this door 8 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 9 the names and dates. When we ask if they would like to be always remembered, they usually smile 10 and go back right up into place, 11 to be measured.
Many of those listed on the door are still 12 ; some have stopped. Some remain with us only in 13 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven’t 14 the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the back of the kitchen door will always remain 15 , with lots of names and dates in various colors.
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阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文
In China,with one or two parents going out to earn money,many children are left in their hometown in the countryside.These children are called “leftover children”.A large number of leftover children have emerged since 1978,and the statistics showed in 2004,the total was 22 million.
Usually their grandparents or their parents’ friends or relatives look after these leftover children.Sometimes they are brought up by one of their parents at home.In most cases,their guardians are not quite educated.To them,making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task,and that the children are safe and sound is considered to have done a good job.But they seldom care about children’s study,their psychological needs,or mental demands.Neither do they spend some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.
Therefore,for most of the time,the leftover children can’t get emotional support from their parents,which can result in so many problems.
【写作内容】
1.以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2.然后以约120个词就“如何关心农村留守儿童（leftover children）的成长？”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：
（1）农村留守孩子存在的原因；
（2）你认为他们面临的最大困难是什么；
（3）解决留守儿童问题的关键是什么；
（4）提出解决问题的措施。
【写作要求】
1.你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能直接引用原文的句子；
2.题目自定。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
请根据以下的情景说明，使用5个规范的英语句子描述所给的全部信息内容。
【写作内容】
假如你是一名中学生，叫李晓华，请根据下表内容用英语写信给某报社Just Ask栏目的主持人Ralph，请求帮助解决一个长期困扰你的问题。
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你的情况 |
1. 学习成绩好 2. 爱母亲。 3. 有点害怕母亲。 |
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你母亲的情况 |
1. 对你很严，易发脾气。 2. 很少有时间和你说话。 |
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你的问题 |
1. 很少交流。 2. 希望互相了解。 3. 不知如何沟通。 |
【写作要求】
1.必须使用5个句子介绍所给的全部内容;
2.将5个句子组织成连贯的短文;
3.参考词汇：发脾气lose one’s temper；
4.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总句子数。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Dear Ralph,
I’m a middle school student.
I do hope we’ll be closer.What can I do?Looking forward to your reply.
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
LiXiaohua
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。（如果【
