For many years, I was sure that my suffering was because of my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many obese（overweight）people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin means being loved, being special, and being cherished. We imagine what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally realize its promise of happiness, and of course, love.
It took me a long while to know that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards are different with culture. In Somoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change our body, but with no result. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
1.The passage tries to tell us the importance of ______.
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A．body size |
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B．attitudes toward life |
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C．culture difference |
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D．different beauty standards |
2.What does the underlined word “everything” (paragraph 2) mean?
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A．All the problems. |
B．All the bodies. |
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C．The whole world. |
D．The truth. |
3.What can be inferred about the author?
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A．The author is a Samoan. |
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B．The author succeeded in losing weight. |
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C．The author has been troubled by her/his weight. |
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D．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents. |
4.According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
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A．They feel angry about the regained weight. |
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B．They don’t care about the regained weight. |
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C．They feel optimistic（乐观的）about future plans on weight control. |
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D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control. |
Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities（设施） to the full.
Dining Room
Breakfast is served in the dining mom from 8 to 9:30 a.m.. Alternatively, the room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m., if you place an order for it by telephone. In this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch: 12:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Telephone:48752
Room Service
This operates 24 hours a day. Phone the Reception Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.
Telephone: 48759
Telephone
To make a telephone call, dial 0 for Reception and Laundry (洗衣店), and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths(电话亭)near the Reception Desk. Early calls should be booked with Reception.
Shop
The hotel shop is open for souvenirs（纪念品）, gifts and toiletries（化妆品）from 9 a.m. to 5:30p.m.
Telephone: 48687
Laundry
We have a laundry on the premises（附属）and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to phone the laundrymen to collect them.
Telephone: 48867
Bar
The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.. The Reception staff will cash cheques and exchange money in many foreign currencies（货币）.
1.The announcement(通知) mainly gives us information about ________.
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A．facilities in the hotel |
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B．providing passengers all kinds of service |
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C．the ways of serving |
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D．carrying out the promise of the hotel |
2.The card in a bedroom of the hotel is to announce that ___________.
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A．you should keep silent when walking past the room |
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B．the passenger of the room is taking a rest |
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C．the waiters mustn’t enter the room |
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D．any visitors won’t bother the hotel guest |
3.You have arrived to stay at the hotel at 2 a.m., and want a snack(快餐), What should you do ?
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A．Go to the hotel shop. |
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B．Go to the hotel bar. |
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C．Give a message to the waiter. |
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D．Phone Reception |
One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.
Afternoon tea
People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries. the English ate only two main meals each day ,breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. and tea was served(提供)to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots. knives, forks and spoons were used .Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words” Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange Juice will be served as well as coffee. and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a "coffee" party.
Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange
In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses
1.Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tee because she _______.
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A．enjoyed chatting with her friends at home |
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B．loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups |
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C．wanted to share nice food with her friends |
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D．found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals |
2.What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?
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A．集体婚礼 |
B．社交活动 |
C．社区表演 |
D．公共场合 |
3. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _______.
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A．will be offered coffee only |
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B．are asked what you would like to drink |
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C．will be asked to have a chat with him or her |
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D．are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party |
4.From the last paragraph (段落) we can see _______.
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A．a new business was started in coffeehouses |
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B．coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers |
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C．businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee |
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D．most people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise |
假如你是李华，看到某英文报社刊登广告，即将在八月份举行英语夏令营活动（English Summer Camp），你很想参加。请根据下表给报社编辑写一封信介绍你的相关情况。字数100 左右，信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
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年龄 |
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大学 |
健康 |
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外向，与人相处融洽。 |
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1. 擅长英语，特别是英语口语。 2. 喜欢唱英文歌曲和跳舞，热爱篮球。 |
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目的 |
提高英语，结交外国朋友，了解英国文化。 |
参考词汇：特别是 especially 文化 culture
信的开头：
Dear editor,
I’m glad to know that ……
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉，该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该词。
Yang Li, a five –year- old girl living next door to me, very 76. ______
clever. Though she is not old enough to go to the school, she 77. ______
is very interesting in learning things. She often asks me to 78. ______
teach herself to read, write and draw. She studies every day 79. ______
hardly and soon she learns a lot. One evening last month I 80. ______
was doing my English homeworks when she came to my house. 81. ______
She asked me why I learned English. “ You will find English 82. ______
a bridge for so many knowledge,” I said. She then wanted to 83. ______
learn English, either. She has learned many English words 84. ______
so far but her parents are very thankful to me. 85. _______
Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.
Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.
Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.
Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.
He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.
Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
1.This passage is most likely to be found in _____.
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A．a travel guide |
B．a newspaper |
C．a textbook |
D．a novel |
2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.
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A．standing on the river bank |
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B．swimming in the river |
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C．watching the crocodile |
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D．fishing in the water |
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?
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A．Her eyes were badly poked. |
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B．She had eight wounds altogether. |
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C．One of her fingers also got hurt. |
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D．One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg. |
4. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT _______.
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A．brave |
B．diligent |
C．quick |
D．humorous |
5. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
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A．A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws |
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B．The husband should save the wife |
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C．A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine |
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D．Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes |
