If a person were to look at my hometown of Cutler, he or she would probably be reminded of a Norman Rockwell picture. The small town's atmosphere and_______people give it a unique old-fashioned quality._______by thick forests and the Atlantic Ocean, this habitat is home to about 500 residents and some summer guests.
I have lived among this wild coastal beauty all my life. The place gives its residents special_______. People of Cutler have small-town values. They pull together in times of joy and need. Whenever my father needs help, more than enough hands always seem to appear and get the job done. These_______hands are also there to give the back or a round of applause.
Faithful Cutler fishermen set off from the harbor before the sun rises _______over the horizon. My father is one men. I have worked with him on the _______since I was ten and have been able to enjoy the beauty of the shore.
Living in a town like this, one learns to_______the simple things in life. At night one might go for a row in the harbor and walk under silvery street lights. Exercise can be obtained by hiking a trail, and the best medicine for a _______ day is having a rest by the shore with an apple and a good book.
After this summer I will be moving out into the "real world" to _______what life is really like. I am excited about the many opportunities in store for me; but as I move forward, I won't________the past. I will take the small-town values with me.
1.A. rich B. caring C. lucky D. angry
2.A. Accompanied B. Recommended C. Surrounded D. Organized
3.A. qualities B. skills C. quantities D. rules
4.A. same B. right C. normal D. real
5.A. generally B. slowly C. politely D. actually
6.A. car B. train C. boat D. plane
7.A. hate B. approve C. congratulate D. appreciate
8.A. stressful B. meaningful C. peaceful D. forgetful
9.A. experience B. concern C. sacrifice D. explain
10.A. leave behind B. leave alone C. let aside D. let down
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The Advantages of Hobbies
Hobbies provide entertainment and a chance to continuously learn something new and develop a skill set. They also provide many other social and health benefits.
Hobbies are praised as a key to stress reduction. Becoming lost in the mental concentration or physical action which you are deeply interested in helps you shift focus from the parts of life that are stressful.1.And in turn you are more peaceful when working on other work.
2. Many people set goals with their hobbies that provide them satisfaction when these goals have been achieved These goals can be simple, like improving a golf score, writing a certain number of pages for a novel each day or seeing an entire collection of classic films.
Hobbies provide a sense of community when you meet other people who enjoy similar activities. Having a hobby increases the chances to interact with like-minded people.
More populated cities typically have numerous clubs or groups for people to share their knowledge and enthusiasm about a particular hobby. Becoming a member of one of these organizations allows greater growth within your hobby, as well as a chance to make new friends.
Having a hobby can develop a talent that makes a person feel proud and satisfied. For example, a tennis hobby developed at a young age can lead to a career as a professional athlete one day.3.For example, writer Vladimir Nabokov also collected butterflies, which allowed him to do better in his chosen fields because he used learned skills from one to improve the other.
A. There are a variety of hobbies
B Hobbies provide a sense of achievement
C. Some hobbies affect other aspects of your life
D. Focusing on something enjoyable can calm the mind
Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学者）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead.
1.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.
A. the weather satellites can do it easily B. clouds form there
C. the weather forms there D. the pictures can forecast the weather
2.Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.
A. when they have received satellite pictures
B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones
C. before they received satellite pictures
D. during they study satellite pictures
3.Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ___________.
A. one day B. two days
C. five days D. seven days or even longer
4.The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.
A. taking pictures of the atmosphere
B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C. weather forecasting
D. doing other work in many ways
The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modem ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velaazquez, Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).
1.In which wing can you see religious paintings?
A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing.
C. In the Sainsbury Wing. D. In the North Wing.
2.If you enter the gallery by a ground floor, you will easily see the works of .
A. Van Eyck B. Cranach
C. Van Dyck. D. Constable.
3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The National Gallery is the biggest British national art museum.
B. There are four exhibition areas in The National Gallery
C. The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm
D. The Gallery is completely free
4.Where does the text probably come from?
A. An artist magazine. B. A tourist map.
C. A news report. D. A museum guide.
A Trip to the Forest
One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing. In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather! It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!
1.John and his two friends went to the forest to _____.
A. build their camp
B. find their way home
C. enjoy the mountains in the snow
D. watch the trees in the forest
2.They could not find their way back because _____.
A. there was only one road to their camp
B. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tents
C. there were no roads in the mountains at all
D. everything was covered by the white snow
3.It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _____.
A. John's house B. the camp
C. the forest D. the mountains
4.The horses stopped because_____.
A. it was getting late B. they were tired after running for a long way
C. they knew that they had got to the camp D. they had seen John's house
---There isn’t anything serious, _________,Doctor?
---_________.The children will be all right in a day or two.
A. is it; Yes B. isn’t ; No
C. isn’t there; Yes D. is there; No
