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Come and sail in luxury (奢侈) on cruises around the Caribbean Sea for 7 or 14 days.
Our seven-day cruise costs $2,000 and our two-week cruise is $3,500. A typical one week cruise:
Day One— set off from Miami
Day Two— free day in Nassau, in The Bahamas Day Three— near Haiti
Day Four— visit Puerto Rico and Antigua Day Five— free day in Barbados
Day Six— free day in Port of Spain, Trinidad Day Seven— travel to Caracas, Venezuela Day Eight— fly home.
All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for wines). Our cruise ships all have a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a gym. However, you have to pay extra money to enjoy the films and plays.
If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.
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1.Which of the following ships is not mentioned in the passage?
A. The Crystal Palace B. The Crystal Prince
C. The Crystal Queen D. The Crystal Princess
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Travelers need to pay for $2,000 if want to sail in luxury on cruises for 14 days.
B. Travelers can wander around Barbados on the third day.
C. The ships can carry about 600 passengers.
D. Travelers can wander around the Caribbean Sea.
3.What can people do on the cruise ships for free?
A. See films in the cinema. B. Have some wines.
C. Do sports in the gym. D. Enjoy plays in the theater.
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If you are invited to a wedding, baby shower or other celebrations, you will be expected to bring a gift. Unless you know the host very well, the gift should be modest in value, about $25 or so.
For a wedding ， the bride will have "registered ( 登 记 )" at one or two local department stores，indicating the items she prefers．You can buy the couple a gift that isn’t listed , but most people buy something listed on the registry (记录簿). If you buy an item listed on the registry, be sure to tell the store that you are doing this, so that the couple doesn’t receive duplicate (重复的) gifts．For a baby shower，bring a gift appropriate for a new born baby．
If you wish to give a gift when you leave to return to your country, the best gift is something unique to your country. It does not need to be especially valuable or rare. Possibilities include a book about your country, an inexpensive piece of handicraft( 手工艺品)or art, or something else that reflects your culture. If the children collect coins and stamps, they would be very pleased with a set of your country’s coins or a selection of stamps from your country.
If you owe a debt of deep gratitude to an American host family, a common way of repaying it is to take the family to a form of entertainment, such as a baseball, basketball, or a good restaurant.
Gift giving is not as important in America as it is in other countries, so there is nothing wrong with not giving a gift. If you need help, talk to a salesperson at a department store. Tell them about the person who will be receiving the gift and the reason for the gift, and they will help you find something appropriate.
1.Why is collecting coins mentioned in the third paragraph?
A. To show the important role of coins as gifts.
B. To stress the popularity of coin collecting in America.
C. To give an example of selecting a unique gift.
D. To explain the relation between coins and culture.
2.What does the author intend to do in Para. 4?
A. Introduce a way to show gratitude.
B. Add some background information.
C. Summarize(总结) the previous paragraphs.
D. Recommend some family-friendly activities.
3.The writer develops the passage mainly by .
A. using numbers. B. giving examples.
C. giving reasons. D. telling stories.
4.Which can serve as a title for the text?
A. How to select a gift B. Gift giving in America
C. Where to buy a gift D. Celebrations in America
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As early as 2005, there were a number of new stories about dog cloning(克隆) and cat cloning. Animal cloning had been old news for nearly a decade by then, with the revolutionary (革命的) cloning of Dolly the sheep in Scotland.
However, Snuppy was the first pet, a dog, to be cloned. Since the cloning of Snuppy, there has been some very successful cloning of pets and other animals. Lou Hawthorne started BioArts while cloning his beloved mixed-breed dog Missy. Hawthorne was very pleased with the results of the cloning, producing three successful clones that were very alike to the original in character and behavior. In January, 2009, a Florida couple, Ed and Nina Otto, announced that they had paid to have their dog cloned by BioArts.
All new technology is overpriced. For example, personal computers were not very affordable at first. Only after the producing process was improved was it possible for every family to have a computer. How much room there will be for organizations to reduce the price point on pet cloning without broad demand is of course questionable.
There are many great dogs and cats that can be found at the local dog pound ( 野狗收容所) or are given away for “free to good homes” in classified ads (分类广告). However, there is no limit to the value people place on a beloved pet. The Ottos are a good example of that. If people can buy a dog or cat with predictable behavior and characteristics, there is value in that. There is a predictable market here, though it may always be limited in size.
While pet cloning has not taken off as some hoped, it’s clear that it will become a bigger market in the future and it will be increasingly possible for people to try this out. With the inevitable (不可避免的) success that cloned pet owners will have, the practice will become more widely accepted and it seems inevitable that there is a future for cloned dogs and cats.
1.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The brief introduction of pet cloning. B. The behavior of cloned animals.
C. The cases of pet cloning. D. The history of pet cloning.
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Pet cloning will be accepted by everyone.
B. New technology of pet cloning will be invented.
C. Human cloning may one day become a reality.
D. The price of pet cloning may not be cheap.
3.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word in the third paragraph?
A. cheap B. wonderful
C. expensive D. various
4.What does the author think of the market of pet cloning?
A. Negative B. Not clear
C. Indifferent D. Optimistic
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The first day my new teacher walked into our school in Spanish Harlem, I burst out laughing. Ron Clark was this young white guy from North Carolina who talked with a funny Southern accent（口音）. He said he used to be a singing waiter. I thought, Who is this guy? He's a complete joke.
It was 1999 and I was in the fifth grade at New York City's P.S. 83. I guessed I'd spend most of the year in the headmaster's office. I'd always been a troublemaker. I'd get shouted at, and then the teachers would give up on me. I thought that's what would happen with Ron Clark.
I was wrong. That first week, I kept laughing at him. He pulled me out to the hallway and said I'd better shape up（表现好）. "Tamara," he said, "you're a smart kid. You can do better."
He told me I was a natural leader and that I'd go far in life if I started studying hard. I was mad at first, but then something happened: I began to respect him. There were 29 students in our class, and it didn't take long for us to realize that Ron Clark was no ordinary teacher.
Like most teachers, he had lots of rules: Treat each other like family. Don't cut in line. But the real difference was how concerned he was. Mr. Clark ate with us in the lunchroom instead of going to the teachers' day-room. At first, my friends and I were thinking, What is he doing?
He asked us what was going on in our lives. Between classes, he came outside with us, and we taught him how to jump rope. When it snowed, Mr. Clark, who'd never seen snow before, threw us with snowballs, and we threw him back.
Before coming to P.S. 83, he taught at Snowden Elementary in his hometown, Belhaven, North Carolina. His parents were DJs( 流行音乐节目主持人)at dance clubs, so he grew up with music and energy. He wanted a life of adventure, he told me, but his mom encouraged him to ask for a position at Snowden when one of the teachers passed away. Mr. Clark ended up loving it. He came to Harlem because he'd seen a TV show about our troubled schools and the lack of qualified teachers. He wanted a challenge. Boy, did he get one.
1.The reason why I burst out laughing the first day my new teacher walked into our school was that .
A. he used to be a singing waiter.
B. he walked into our school by mistake.
C. he’s a joke.
D. Ron Clark came from North Carolina but talked with a funny Southern accent.
2.The reason for saying “I was wrong” was that .
A. she kept laughing at him that first week.
B. he was a teacher quite different from others.
C. she got shouted at.
D. she’d been a troublemaker.
3.Ron Clark went to teach at Snowden because .
A. a teacher there died.
B. the school there was troubled.
C. he could live a life of adventure there.
D. there were no qualified teachers there.
4.Which is FALSE about Mr. Clark?
A. He had not seen snow before.
B. He did not know how to jump rope.
C. He did not teach before coming to Harlem.
D. He thought he was a qualified teacher.
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How to politely refuse an invitation
Have you ever received an invitation that you couldn’t accept? Do you have difficulty in refusing it without hurting someone’s feelings?1.If the answer is yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. In fact, this happens to most people at some time in their lives. Here are some tips on how to turn down an invitation in a polite way.
2.Putting the invitation aside to deal with it later isn’t good for you or the person who sent it. He needs to know whether or not you will be there. Ignoring the invitation shows that you don’t know proper etiquette(礼节), and you might be left off the guest list for his next party.
Be honest. You don’t ever have to come up with false excuses for why you’re unable to go to the event, but you also don’t have to go into details.3. That will be enough.
Ask for a different time. If the invitation is not proper for you, let the person know you’re unable to make it at the time he requested.4. In this way, both of you won’t feel uncomfortable about the event.
Don’t over-explain.5. Long and unclear explanations will make it sound like you’re just trying to come up with excuses.
A. Don’t ignore the invitation.
B. Don’t respond immediately.
C. Let him know that you already have plans.
D. Do you wonder what you should send to the inviters?
E. If you can’t make it, keep your explanation short and to the point.
F. Does it trouble you to turn someone down?
G. But tell him you’d love to get together with him at another time.
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Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be __. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries __ discussed their __.They decided that miscommunications were always __, even over something as __ as “yes” and “no.”
On her first day in Micronesia, Lisa thought people were __ her requests. The day was hot, and she needed a cold drink. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa __ the question.Still the woman said nothing.Lisa gave up and left the store. She later learned that the woman had __ her: She had raised her eyebrows, __ in Micronesia means “yes.”
This __ Jan of an experience she had in Bulgaria. She had gone to a restaurant that was well-known for a __ named stuffed cabbage( 塞馅卷心菜). She asked the waiter, “Do you have stuffed cabbage today?” He __ his head. Jan eagerly waited, __ the cabbage __ came. In that country, a nod means “no.”
Tom had a __ problem when he arrived in India. After __ something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They responded __ many different nods and shakes of the head. He guessed some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again if they understood, they did the same thing. He soon __ that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways __ where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to __ whether they are indicating(表示) “yes” or “no.”
1.A. confusing B. shocking C. amazing D. unsafe
2.A. recently B. immediately C. actually D. shortly
3.A. approaches B. opinions C. experiences D. schedules
4.A. amusing B. possible C. unnecessary D. important
5.A. short B. useful C. simple D. personal
6.A. judging B. meeting C. receiving D. ignoring
7.A. reconsidered B. faced C. solved D. repeated
8.A. answered B. forgotten C. forgiven D. mistaken
9.A. who B. which C. that D. where
10.A. convinced B. reminded C. informed D. warned
11.A. meal B. diet C. dish D. vegetable
12.A. turned B. shook C. hung D. nodded
13.A. because B. though C. but D. so
14.A. ever B. never C. yet D. once
15.A. difficult B. special C. normal D. similar
16.A. explaining B. admitting C. proving D. announcing
17.A. for B. with C. as D. to
18.A. realized B. hoped C. showed D. pretended
19.A. thanks to B. apart from C. instead of D. according to
20.A. read out B. let out C. figure out D. point out
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
Every day many teens wake up afraid of1. (go) to school. School bullying(校园欺凌) is a problem2. affects millions of students, and it makes everyone3. (worry), not just the kids. Yet because parents, teachers and other adults don’t always see it, they may not understand how bad bullying can be.
School bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional4. (safe) at school and can influence their ability to learn. There 5. (be) a number of things you can do to make schools safe and prevent bullying.
For younger kids, the best way of solving the bullying problem is to tell a trusted adult. For teens, the tell-an-adult way depends on the bullying situation. If you see or hear someone 6. (beat), you should step in 7. (stop) the bullying right away. If you cannot stop it by8. (you), then find someone who can. It is important to keep the bully away from the person he or she is bullying. Do not force the two parties to be in the same room together. Bullying is a problem that can cause serious damage unless the problem 9. (solve) in time. Take any bullying that you hear about very 10. (serious). You might even need to call the police in some situations.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Would you like to live in school? We do a survey about it and here is result. Most students prefer to live in school as they like to communicate with my classmates. Besides, they can learn how to take good care of themselves in this way. Therefore, some students think live at home is a better choice. The main reason is why they can relax better at home. Moreover, they can spend more time on their family members and get on better with them.
As for me, I would rather to live in school. I will have more time to review my lesson. What’s more, it’s a wonderfully experience to live with other classmates.
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你校正在开展创建和谐校园系列活动，其中包括“做文明学生，创和谐校园” 英语演讲比赛，请根据以下要点准备一篇演讲稿，参加该活动。
1. 文明行为使校园和谐，也是学生高素质的体现。
2. 文明行为：讲礼貌,有爱心；维护校园环境，爱护一草一木；勤奋学习， 遵守校规……
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
参考词汇：文明行为 civilized behavior
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