A group of people decided to climb a mountain together. They thought it was going to be an easy climb, so they laughed and talked among themselves and didn’t notice the sky growing darker. They soon got lost for they couldn’t see very far in front of them. They huddled together that night over a fire.
No one walked too far away from the group by themselves because it would surely lead to death. They sat close to each other throughout the dark hours not just for warmth, but for the fact that staying with the group was their only hope for survival. After what felt like a century, the sun started its slow climb up the sky. They were now able to see as far ahead of them as they liked, so they began to go down the mountain.
They still remained as a group at this time even though there was no real need. A bond (凝聚力) had formed throughout the group that could not be broken or ignored. They knew each other just as well as they knew themselves. As they reached the place where they had started their journey, they knew it was time to say goodbye. Feeling at peace, they bowed (鞠躬) deeply to each other. All of them kept the love they created as a group close to their hearts as they made their way out into the world alone.
1.What was the difficulty the group of people met in the mountain?
A. Damaged roads. B. Animals’ attack.
C. Losing their way. D. Running out of food.
2.What does the underlined word “huddled” in the first paragraph probably mean?
A. Talked a lot. B. Sat close to each other.
C. Played happily. D. Explored the mountain.
3.What was the most important thing they did in order to survive?
A. They kept close to each other.
B. They told stories to encourage others.
C. They made a fire to keep warm.
D. They sent some people to find the way.
4.They remained as a group when going down the mountain because ______.
A. the way was still not clear
B. they enjoyed being in a group
C. they needed others to pull them
D. the way became difficult to walk on
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In my thirty years as a time management speaker, I have observed (观察) a lot of what we can not and should not do to increase our daily results. Time management is not necessarily working harder, but rather smarter.
A lot of our time management has to do more with what we are not doing rather than what we are doing. Sometimes our mistakes will keep us from running at a full pace. Here are some time management mistakes we should all avoid to help us increase our daily efficiency:
Start your day without a plan of action. Without a plan, you will have worked hard but may not have done enough right things. Time management is not doing the wrong things more rapidly. That just gets us nowhere faster. Time management is doing the right things.
Work with a messy (凌乱不堪) desk or work area. Studies have shown that the person who works with a messy desk spends, on average, one and a half hours per day in looking for things. That’s seven and a half hours per week. If you have ever visited the office of a top manager, you can easily find that he or she is working with a clean desk environment.
Don’t take a lunch break. Many people do not take a lunch break. They work through that time period in the hope that it will give them more time to finish the task. Studies have shown that it may work just the opposite. After doing what we do for several hours, our mind will become boring. A lunch break, even a fifteen-minute break, gives us a chance to get our batteries all charged up again.
1.With a plan of action, you can ______.
A. work harder
B. do the wrong things more rapidly
C. avoid doing wrong things
D. get nowhere faster
2.Working with a messy desk or work area, you will ______.
A. waste a lot of time
B. find the things you need easily
C. become a top manager
D. save seven and a half hours per week
3.The text mainly tells us ______.
A. how to avoid wasting time
B. we should get our batteries all charged up
C. how important time management is
D. some time management mistakes
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Dear God,
This is Charles. I’m twelve. I’m typing this letter. Sometimes it’s hard for me to write. It’s a disease called dysgraphia. I also have learning disabilities, but my IQ was tested at 140.
I could never hold a pencil in the right way. My brain doesn’t sense what my hand is doing. I can feel the pencil, but the message doesn’t get through right. I have to hold the pencil tighter so that my brain knows I have it in my hand.
It’s much easier for me to explain things by talking than writing. There are so many things I can picture in my mind, but my hands just can’t draw it the way I see it.
It’s OK. I’m not complaining. I’m really doing fine. You see, you gave me a wonderful mind and a great sense of humor. I’m great at figuring things out, and I love to debate. We have some great discussions in class, and that’s where I really shine.
I want to be a lawyer when I grow up. I know I’d be good at it. You have told me that you made me special. You make me believe that you will see me through, and that you have plans for me to give me a future and hope. My parents want to help me, so they buy me a laptop. My teacher is the best this year! I am allowed to do a lot of my work on the computer.
Life’s hard sometimes, but I accept the challenge. Thanks for loving me. Thanks for everything.
Charles
1.The second paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A. the details of his disease
B. his feelings about the disease
C. how to prevent the disease
D. how he holds a pencil in the right way
2.The boy wanted to be a lawyer because of the following EXCEPT ______.
A. he loved to debate
B. he was good at explaining things
C. he had a great sense of humor
D. lawyers don’t have to depend on writing
3.The boy wrote the letter in order to ______.
A. complain about his disease
B. show his gratefulness
C. show others that he was clever
D. talk about his life
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阅读填空.
根据内容, 从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。
We’d better develop our interest in English at the beginning of our study. 1. . We may feel good when we can say something simple in English.
2. . So we must make some plans before study. And we should certainly carry out these plans in our study.
3. . Our notes are much thinner than the books so that we can learn them by heart easily and can often review and read them. We may also record our notes on tapes so as to listen to them easily.
Reading a newspaper is the best thing to improve your English. 4. . It will help you keep in touch with a lot of subjects in English.
5. . Learn by heart the whole sentences and the phrases that contain the new words so that we may know how to use the words.
If time permits (允许), we may read a mini Chinese-English dictionary carefully from cover to cover, which may help us widen our sight and master (掌握) knowledge in all ways.
A. Read a little from a newspaper every day.
B. Don’t read books without making notes.
C. Carefully write an e-mail in English.
D. It’s easy to develop an interest in English study.
E. The more, the better.
F. Plans are always very necessary.
G. Never just memorize (记住) single English words.
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完型填空
Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father. , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill.
My father was a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started about life, and I told them about one of my . I said that we must very often give things up we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. , he answered his own question: “I the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I remember his words and become . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small anger. In this , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now I am for this one gift.
1.A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Afterwards
2.A. poor B. slow C. tired D. weak
3.A. once B. already C. still D. only
4.A. sent B. threw C. took D. put
5.A. difficult B. stressful C. hopeless D. impossible
6.A. talking B. asking C. worrying D. caring
7.A. beliefs B. decisions C. experiences D. ambitions
8.A. till B. since C. before D. as
9.A. promises B. seems C. requires D. suggests
10.A. summed B. opened C. spoke D. turned
11.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
12.A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly
13.A. accepted B. gained C. enjoyed D. had
14.A. attracted B. warned C. touched D. astonished
15.A. might B. should C. could D. would
16.A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy
17.A. likely B. free C. able D. ready
18.A. method B. way C. case D. form
19.A. guess B. doubt C. wonder D. know
20.A. grateful B. doubtful C. hopeful D. cheerful
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课文填空
In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in 1. .The suffering of the people was 2. .
The last thirty years have 3. the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and 4. , until today we have reached a stage 5. we have almost no rights at all.
We were put into a 6. in which we either to 7. we were less important or 8. the government. We chose to attack the laws. We first attack the law in a way which was 9. ; when this was not allowed… only then 10. we decide to answer violence with violence.
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语法填空
A proverb says, “Time is money”. But in my opinion, time is even 1. precious than money. Why? 2. when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is 3. (go), it will never return.
4. is known to all that the time we can use is limited. Therefore we should make 5. use of our time to study hard so as to serve our country in6. future. it is a pity that there are a lot of people 7. do not realize the value of time. They spend their precious time 8. (play).
In a word, we should form the good habit of 9. (save) time. Do not put off what can be done today 10. tomorrow.
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短文改错
文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。 修改：在错的词下划一横线,在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。 2、只允许修改10处,多者（从11处起）不计分。
When I began my senior high school years, I had difficulty to learning English. I dared not speak English in public because my poor pronounce. I could not get high marks, but I always used bad grammar. Afraid of be laughed at, I never put up my hand answer questions in class. When my English teacher Miss Li learned about this, she encouraged me and lend me a hand, which helped improving my English. With his help, I became interest in English and finally got high marks. Miss Li, like a shining star, shines on my path to success.
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书面表达
假设你叫李华，现在在英国工作，你的朋友陈立写信告诉你他打算赴英留学，想知道初到英国可能会遇到的困难。请你用英语给他写一封回信，信的内容应包括：
1．可能会遇到的困难：语言方面的障碍，饮食的不习惯，想家孤独等；
2．鼓励他并表示愿意帮助他。
注意：1.词数100左右。
2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Chen Li,
I'm glad to hear from you. You asked me about the difficulties you may meet with when you get here in the UK.
Yours，
Li Hua
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