I reminded Mr. Yang of the with Mr. Smith this afternoon, but he told me to put it off, because he had an important meeting to attend at 2:30.
A. impression B. expression
C. appointment D. conflict
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—It is raining hard. Will you go to your friend’s birthday party?
—I promised him to go, but the heavy rain really places me in a . I’m not sure whether I will go or not.
A. disadvantage B. conclusion
C. dilemma D. challenge
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Fully in preparing for the coming exam, she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in her neighborhood.
A. devoted B. contributed
C. attended D. absorbed
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It was impossible to one person into the bus on which passengers were packed like sardines.
A. swallow B. squeeze
C. crowd D. press
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Mrs. Green often quarrels with her husband because her opinions about how to educate their single son are not with her husband’s.
A. consistent B. sensitive
C. constant D. enthusiastic
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After a heated discussion, the employees presented many suggestions which might help improve the quality of the company’s product.
A. accurate B. optimistic
C. positive D. temporary
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My Dad did not the idea that I would go camping with my friends this weekend. He said it was dangerous for girls to live outside.
A. depend on B. approve of
C. leave out D. give up
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The medical team was heading toward the earthquake-hit area when their car . The doctors and nurses got off the car and decided to go to their destination on foot.
A. broke out B. broke away
C. broke up D. broke down
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When I saw a young man pulling a cellphone from a lady’s handbag, I spoke to her in a loud voice so as to draw her attention to his behavior.
A. obviously B. cautiously
C. deliberately D. roughly
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Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Tom no longer felt among the local people.
A. in place B. out of the question
C. out of control D. out of place
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It was 4 o’ clock in the morning when I received the phone call.
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a (n) and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was .
The doctor described the , which caused the burns. Our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames my son’s shirt tail(下摆) and shot from his waist to well over his head.
, one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped(抓住) my son, and him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).
After he from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking(缩水) and wrinkling(起皱). So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”
I this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to his and returned to school with his head held high —— glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not , so he made the to give up any plastic surgery.
We all have “scars” that we believe people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.
But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
1.A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed
2.A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance
3.A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important
4.A. event B. process C. reason D. accident
5.A. got B. lit C. burned D. moved
6.A. took B. held C. caught D. attracted
7.A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Slowly
8.A. pushed B. threw C. dropped D. rolled
9.A. shape B. place C. fact D. time
10.A. benefited B. recovered C. suffered D. relaxed
11.A. if B. while C. because D. although
12.A. normal B. violent C. obvious D. popular
13.A. mention B. notice C. laugh D. hide
14.A. sent B. kept C. handed D. passed
15.A. heart B. life C. practice D. consideration
16.A. grow B. matter C. exist D. appear
17.A. mistake B. effort C. decision D. request
18.A. invite B. cause C. allow D. remind
19.A. false B. strict C. attractive D. general
20.A. by B. over C. beyond D. within
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Here is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.
The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “Which do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldn’t always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.
The famous man from the White House said: One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, let’s have a competition. Now I divide the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”
After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.
1.The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because .
A. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller one
B. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother
C. elder brother should of course have the bigger one
D. he knew how to make his mother happy from his answer
2.We can conclude from the passage that .
A. it’s important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay work
B. it’s wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enough
C. it’s wrong to ask children not to always think of themselves
D. it’s always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple
3.The writer tells the story by .
A. organizing it in the order of time
B. making a comparison between two men
C. providing some scientific information
D. describing it in the order of space
4.It is implied in the passage that .
A. we should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lot
B. in order to get what we want, we should play hard
C. giving children apples will lead them to become criminals
D. a mother’s educational method has a great influence on a child’s growing
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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.
An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.
Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.
Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Wildcats and their stories.
B. Wildcats and their characters.
C. Varieties of animal species.
D. Relationship between animals and humans.
2.The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to " ".
A. gasoline companies
B. automobile manufacturers
C. brands of automobile
D. names of wildcats
3.Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?
A. Wildcat congressmen. B. Wildcat oil wells.
C. Wildcat banks. D. Wildcat cars.
4.It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money .
A. people couldn't buy anything with the money
B. people complained and suffered a lot
C. the rich invested too much on oil wells
D. people didn't know how to save money
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In a recent study, participants were asked to drink beer from either a straight-sided glass, or a curved “beer glass”. People took about almost twice as long to finish when drinking alcohol from the straight-sided glass, compared with the curved glass. There was no difference in drinking rates from the glasses when the drink was nonalcoholic.
People may drink their alcohol faster from curved glasses because it is more difficult to accurately judge the halfway point of these glasses, the researchers concluded. As a result, drinkers may be less able to measure how much they have consumed. “People often talk of ‘pacing themselves’ when drinking alcohol as a means of controlling levels of drunkenness, but I think the important point to take from our research is that the ability to pace effectively may be compromised when drinking from certain types of glasses,” said study researcher Angela Attwood of the University of Bristol’s School of Experimental Psychology in the United Kingdom.
In another experiment, participants completed a computer task in which they were shown pictures of two glasses containing varying volumes of liquid, and asked to judge whether each glass was more, or less, than half-full. The researchers found people made greater errors in judging the halfway point of the curved glass.
“The participants who showed the greatest error in these judgments also tended to show the greatest changes in their drinking rates,” the researchers said. “The speed at which people drink alcohol influences their level of intoxication (迷醉), and the number of drinks they consume on an occasion. Therefore, slowing down is likely to have a positive impact for the individual, and also at a population level.”
1.If a man finishes drinking alcohol from a curved glass in 30 minutes, from a same-volumed straight glass, he will spend _____.
A. about 15 minutes B. about 60 minutes
C. about 45 minutes D. about 25 minutes
2.According to the passage, the experiment shows that _____.
A. curved glasses mislead people’s judgment
B. people differ greatly when judging the same glass
C. people do computer tasks poorly after drinking
D. the type of liquid influences people’s thinking
3.What advice do the researchers give drinkers?
A. Use a curved “beer glass”.
B. Drink at a slower pace.
C. Drink with positive people.
D. Try different types of alcohol.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Shape may influence your drinking
B. Curved glass is out of date
C. Drink less for your health
D. Drinkers favor a different type of glass
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A new generation addiction(着迷,迷恋) is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive (强迫的,难以抑制的) habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and collage students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
They become hooked on computer and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual (虚拟的）life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident of the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.
1.The main idea of the passage is about .
A. the cause of weboholism.
B. the advantage of weboholism
C. the popularity of weboholism
D. the influence of weboholism
2.The underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably means .
A. attractive B. addictive
C. professional D. potential
3.We can infer from the passage that .
A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers.
B. students can hardly balance real and virtual life.
C. people are addicted to games on the Internet.
D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway.
4.Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?
A. It contributes to the development of the web.
B. The chat room language may change social culture.
C. The problem will be getting more and more serious later.
D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.
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This is not a typical summer camp. Michelle Pawlaw and eight other teenage girls are participating in the three—day camp offered by the Arlington County Fire Department located just outside Washington. Firefighter Clare Burley is in charge of the program, who said the purpose is to try to get young women interested in considering the fire service as a career.
The free-of-charge, overnight camp is designed to let the girls experience what firefighters do to protect the community. That includes some rigorous activities such as moving a fire victim. “I didn’t think I could pull that 170 pound body with a friend, but I was actually able to do it.” she said.
They take classes and learn how to climb the ladder on a fire truck, operate emergency tools and rescue an injured person. They also do their share of cleaning the firehouse and the equipment.
“Every week without fail on a Saturday, the job is to wash all the equipment. And we wanted the girls to see this is what we do. This is a typical day in a firehouse,” she said.
Firefighting is still a male-dominated service, but Burley says with 22 women on its force of 320 the Arlington County Fire Department is above the national average of 4.5 percent. She joined the department seven years ago.
“We do everything that the guys do to the same standard. We are tested to the same standard. We are expected to operate at the same standard,” she said.
Most of the girls say they had never thought about becoming a firefighter. but the camp was a great learning experience.” I think it is definitely not a job that only men can do. Women can do it just as well as men can,” said Michelle Pawlaw.
1.What’s the purpose of the summer camp?
A. To tell the girls how to put firefighting knowledge into practice.
B. To teach the girls what to do when caught in fire.
C. To provide the girls with a typical summer camp.
D. To attract more girls to take firefighting as a career.
2.What can we infer from Paragraph 5?
A. Arlington County Fire Department is in the lead in employing women firefighters.
B. Arlington County Fire Department is the first to employ women firefighters.
C. More and more women are ready to join the fire department.
D. No women ever want to perform the firefighting service.
3.What can we infer from Michelle’s words in the last paragraph?
A. She has determined to join the firefighters in the future.
B. She will persuade her fellow students to join in the camp.
C. She realizes that women can also be good firefighters.
D. She decides that she’ll join in the camp again later.
4.What can we learn about the summer camp according to the passage?
A. American fire departments often hold such events.
B. It is offered by Arlington County Fire Department.
C. The girls spent their night in the summer camp, which lasted 3 days.
D. It is very popular among American girl students.
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根据汉语意思，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
1.Luckily we listened to his advice and brought a map with us, without .（get）
幸亏我们听了他的建议带了地图，没有它我们就迷路了。
2.Children who do voluntary work grow up to be caring adults. （likely）
从事义工的孩子更可能在长大后成为有爱心的成年人
3.After walking a long way in the sun, , he decided to stop and have a drink.（tire）
在太阳下走了很长一段路，他又累又渴，决定停下来喝点水。
4.He insisted that he because he hadn’t stolen anything.（set ）
他坚持要求被释放，因为他没偷任何东西。
5. , I want to go to visit the Diaoyu Islands.（possible）
如果可能的话，我想去参观钓鱼岛。
6.The news that he was admitted to Huangmei No.1 Middle School .（delight）
他被黄梅一中录取的消息使得他的家人很高兴。
7.Not only his lessons , but also he often helps others with their lessons. （good）
他不仅擅长学习，而且经常在学习上帮助其他人。
8.It is the test system, rather than the teachers, for the students’ heavy study burden nowadays.（blame）
对于学生现在的学业重压，该受责备的是考试体系，而不是老师。
9.I was about to go out . So I stayed at home watching TV.（begin）
我正要外出，这时开始下雨了。因此我呆在家里看电视。
10. him, I knew he was not the suitable person for the job.（instant）
我一看到他，我就知道他不是这份工作的合适人选。
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请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
There is an old saying that chance favors the prepared mind. For those who aren’t prepared, even if they have a lot of chances, they won’t catch them, let alone the chances in such fierce competition.
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②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；
④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数不少于120， 如引用提示语则不计入总词数。
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