Yifu library was named ______ a businessman devoted to China’s education.
A．in honour of B．instead of C．in favour of D．by means of
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The radiation amount of a mobile phone for two half-hour periods per day is equal to ______ to an X-ray for ten seconds.
A．expose B．exposing C．exposed D．being exposed
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--- What’s the time?
--- Oh, I forgot to have my watch ______.
A．wind B．wound C．winded D．winding
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I sent for a technician ______ John isn’t familiar ______ the computer software they use?
A．in case, with B．in case, to C．as if, for D．so that, in
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Fresh air, enough exercise and nutritious food ______ to sound health.
A．devote B．add C．contribute D．stick
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I think my friend Tony is ______ to win the tennis game next Monday.
A．likely B．possible C．probable D．maybe
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Mary’s teacher recommends she ______ the post in the company.
A．applies for B．apply for C．applying to D．applied to
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______is known to us all, only the theory ______ on practice can be practical.
A．Which; base B．Which; based C．As; based D．As; basing
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We’ve been looking at houses but haven’t found ______ we like yet.
A．them B．ones C．it D．one
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In some countries citizens are ______ to vote, and if they don’t they get fined.
A．demanded B．suggested C．prevented D．required
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--- Did Jack come back early last night?
--- Yes. It was not yet eight o’clock ______ he arrived home.
A．before B．until C．when D．af ter
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--- What did the manager say at yesterday’s meeting?
--- So you______ to him carefully.
A．won’t listen B．weren’t listening
C．hadn’t listened D．haven’t listened
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Not until World War II ______ to use new chemical techniques to purify penicillin.
A．they managed B．that they managed
C．did they manage D．they didn’t manage
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--- Who ______ it be that is singing in the next room?
--- It _______ be Lucy, but I am not sure.
A．can ; may B．may ; can C．can; must D．must; may
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--- Are you going to attend Jay Chou Concert in Suqian this weekend?
--- ______. It’s too good a chance to miss. I’m his die-hard fan.
A．It’s up to you B．That’s for sure
C．Bad news travels fast D．I have faith in him
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Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show 36 at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly 37 more difficult?
I've had both these 38.As a Senior 3 student, I have to 39 many exams. Each time I enter one thinking “I 40 fail this time.” , I get a low mark.
But don't be surprised --- it's not 41 we don't try, or do enough preparation, or take it 42. On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much 43. It is thinking ‘I must…’ that makes us taste the terrible flavor of 44.
We often 45 to our friends, “Don't be too hard 46 yourself!”. But when we 47 our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice.
In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult.
So why not 48 this crazy pursuit(追求) to get the best? Just face the problem 49 before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed.
In my opinion, 50 a calm state of mind is a skill for life. For people who want to succeed, 51 this is a very important lesson.
So 52 time when you're trying to draw a straight line or 53 a performance, tell yourself, “If I can just do it better than last time, it's a 54. ”
Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy 55 you succeed or fail.
1. A．up B．off C．out D．in
2. A．assumes B．appears C．listens D．becomes
3. A．experiences B．chances C．times D．reviews
4. A．finish B．measure C．take D．join
5. A．shouldn't B．may C．can't D．haven't
6. A．why B．since C．when D．because
7. A．necessarily B．seriously C．personally D．sharply
8. A．care B．power C．pressure D．attention
9. A．exams B．difficulty C．marks D．failure
10. A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk
11. A．off B．on C．to D．for
12. A．share B．achieve C．weigh D．set
13. A．throw away B．get away C．take away D．let away
14. A．waiting B．sitting C．lying D．laying
15. A．staying B．keeping C．remaining D．making
16. A．trying B．realizing C．using D．training
17. A．last B．what C．next D．high
18. A．put on B．play on C．give on D．show on
19. A．success B．task C．lesson D．trial
20. A．if B．either C．neither D．whether
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They like using the Internet. They have lots of pocket money to spend. And they spend a higher proportion of it online than the rest of us. Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buy----games, CDs and clothing----are easily sold on the Web.
But paying online is a tricky business for consumers who are too young to own credit(信用) cards. Most have to use a parent’s card. They want a facility that allows them to spend money.
That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (网络的) space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the Atlantic. If successful, these products can stimulate(刺激) online sales.
In general, teenagers spend huge amounts: $153bn (billion) in the US last year and ￡20bn annually in the UK. Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school－88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK. According to the Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something online－mainly CDs and books.
In most cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their children. Pressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high street. They are more likely to ask “Why?” if you ask to spend some money online.
One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cybercash is through prepaid cards such as InternetCash in the US and Smart cards in the UK. Similar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, they are sold in amounts such as￡20 or $50 with a hidden 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account.
1.What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A．Sellers. B．Buyers. C．Teenagers. D．Parents.
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．More than half of the teenagers in the US and the UK have Internet access.
B．Teenagers pay for goods online with their own credit cards.
C．Most teenagers in the US and the UK have bought something online.
D．Teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop.
3.A new way to help teenagers shop online is to use ______.
A．a new machine B．prepaid cards C．special coins and notes D．pay-as-you-go mobile phones
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A．Online shopping traps. B．Internet users in the US and the UK.
C．New credit cards for parents. D．The arrival of cyber pocket money.
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Japanese couples, too busy for a normal social life, are increasingly turning to actors to play their friends on the most important days of their lives.
Several agencies have sprung up(涌现)offering actors to attend weddings or even funerals.The first guest-for-hire company was established about nine years ago and around 10 agencies now send out dozens of pretend friends to family events.
Agencies such as Hagemashi Tai, which means “I want to cheer you up”, charge around ￡100 for each “guest”. Other services such as giving a speech in praise of a bride or the groom cost extra.
The appearance of the small fake friends industry has been linked to social and economic changes in Japan.With lifetime employment (终身雇佣制)a thing of the past, couples feel uncomfortable about inviting work colleagues to their wedding.Increasingly busy and put upon, many Japanese surround themselves with only a very small circle of friends.
When they marry, however, they are under pressure to match the number of their new partner’s wedding guests.
Office Agents, the largest provider of pretend friends, makes sure that its employees have done their homework and know all about the bride or groom before the wedding.
Hiroshi Mizutani, the company’s founder, said the fake friends he provides must look happy, be well dressed and look like people with good jobs.
1.Why did fake friends industry come into being in Japan?
A．Because of social and economic changes B．Because of lifetime employment
C．Because of normal social life D．Because of work pressure
2.Pretend friends will be present at the following occasions except ________.
A．weddings B．funerals C．work D．family gathering
3.The agents make sure that ________.
A．fake friends have done their housework B．fake friends have good jobs
C．fake friends must look happy and be well dressed D．fake friends feel uncomfortable
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A．Japanese Couples are Under Pressure to Get Married B．Japanese Couples’ Social Life
C．The First Guest-for-hire Company in Japan D．Japanese Couples Rely on Fake Friends
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Almost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed, and most prefer Mum’s storytelling to Dad’s, researchers said.
They carried out a study that showed younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories, with over three-quarters saying they wished their parents read to them more often.
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
"The results of our research confirm the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource in children's lives," said child psychologist Richard Woolfson.
Storytelling ranked higher than television or video games among pastimes for kids, and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.
The best storytellers were mothers who used funny voices to illustrate different characters or made their own special sound effects to keep the story moving, researchers said.
When mum and dad are not at hand, celebrities(名人) will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, with teen idols(偶像) Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson.
"It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children, but these moments can help build strong relations and play a vital part in their child's development," said Woolfson.
1.The underlined word “pastime” in the passage most probably means ________.
A．old time B．entertainment C．emotion D．character
2.The author develops the passage mainly by ________.
A．pointing out similarities and differences B．following the natural time order
C．comparing opinions from different fields D．providing examples and statistics
3.Reading a story with their parents helped most kids aged 3-8 ________.
A．grow stronger B．become more emotional C．sleep better D．become more powerful
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Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”－events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”
Mr. Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities(优先考虑的事) changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain. Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another. “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says. “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom they would be ‘intimate’ with for hours. But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up. “What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”
Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
1.What can the “conversations” be best described as?
A．Deep and one-on-one. B．Sensitive and mad.
C．Instant and inspiring. D．Ordinary and encouraging.
2.In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______.
A．pair freely with anyone they like
B．have a guided talk for a set of period of time
C．ask questions they themselves would not answer
D．wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features.
3.In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “______”.
A．they would have physical contact B．they would have in-depth talk
C．they would be close friends D．they would exchange basic information
4.From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______.
A．an attempt to promote thinking interaction
B．one of the maddest activities ever conducted
C．a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas
D．an effort to give people a chance of talking freely
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Radioactive(放射性的) pollution can be said to be the emission(排放) of radioactive substance into air, water or land due to human activities in the form of radioactive waste. Radioactive waste is usually the product of nuclear fission(核裂变), which is widely used in nuclear power stations and nuclear weapons.
The radioactivity of nuclear waste decreases with time. That means the waste needs to be separated from the reach of living beings until it no longer causes a threat to living beings. This time period may take from days to months and to years depending upon the radioactive nature of the waste.
Radioactive pollution that is spread through the earth’s atmosphere is called ‘fallout’. Nuclear pollution began to attract people’s attention during the World War II period when the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union started conducing nuclear tests. The best example of fallout is the nuclear bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945 by the United States of America during World War II. As a result of the bomb attack, nearly 225,000 people died within 5 years of the attack due to the radiation effects and cancer.
In land and water, the major source of radioactive pollution remains with the nuclear fuel cycle(核燃料循环). The nuclear fuel cycle is used in nuclear power stations and extraction(提炼) of materials from nuclear substance, where the pollutants are left behind after the useful material has been extracted.
The effects of radioactive pollution were first reported in the early 20th century when people working in uranium mines(铀矿井) suffered from skin burn and cancer. The effects vary from one individual to another. Exposed to radioactive radiations for a long time, living beings may suffer from the damage to the DNA cells, which results in cancer, genetic defects for the generations to come and even death.
In a word, since every coin has its two sides, it’s a good idea to prevent from its disadvantages while making full use of its advantages.
| Title | Radioactive Pollution and Its Effects |
| 1.________of radioactive pollution | * It is the emission of radioactive substance. * Its waste is the product of nuclear fission. |
| The decrease of the radioactivity | * It decreases as time 2.________ by. * The waste needs to be 3.________ from living beings until it no longer does 4.________ to living beings. * The time period of the decrease5.________ on the radioactive nature of the waste. |
| The 6.________ of radioactive pollution | * In 1945, the nuclear bomb attack caused 225,000 7.________. * In the early 20th, the miners suffered from skin burn and cancer and the effects are 8.________. * A long 9.________ to radioactive radiations can damage the DNA cells. |
| Conclusion | * We should10.________ its disadvantages and make full use of its advantages. |
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假如你叫李平，你的朋友David写信向你寻求戒掉网瘾的办法，来帮助他的弟弟。请你在回信中提出你的建议。要点如下：
* 像朋友一样和他交流，让他认识到上网成瘾的危害。
* 引导他说出自己的困惑或烦恼，这样可以找出他对网络游戏依赖的原因。
* 帮助他培养有益于身心健康的爱好来转移注意力。
* 向老师和父母求助，帮他限制上网时间并鼓励他浏览既有吸引力又能开阔视野的网站。
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注意：1. 请不要逐句翻译，应适当进行发挥。
2. 词数150 左右。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数。
Dear David,
I feel sorry for your brother’s suffering from the Internet addiction. _________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Ping
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