Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off(注销) the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent, of course!
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off, as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft. If you fail to use the day's savings, the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from “tomorrow”. You must make good use of it so as to get more in health, happiness and success!
The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature(早产) baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called "The Present".
1.The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means _______________.
A.贷款 B. 余款 C. 平衡 D. 提款
2. What is special about the TIME bank we each have?
A. We can store time in it whenever we like.
B. Someone puts $ 86, 400 in it every day.
C. Someone helps you spend your time every night.
D. The time in it will surely get lost if you don't use it.
3.What can be the best title of the passage?
A. The Bank of Money B. The Clock is Running
C. The Bank of Time D. The Value of One Hour
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Dear Editor,
Recent reports have indicated an additional 1, 400 Marines（海军陆战队）are being sent to Afghanistan in the coming weeks. This means it costs over $1 million annually on the ground over there. I do place a higher level of blame on the policymakers who send soldiers off to kill and be killed in the field. I think the human race needs to think more about killing.
One needs to do the introspection: “Are these wars JUST?” I believe that all of our wars since 1945 have been illegal, under international law as well. I suggest that all your readers examine their conscience as it relates to the matter of making war. The fact that many soldiers are motivated by a strong sense of duty does not give them some unqualified(绝对的) moral right to support these wars or any other. It’s responsible for all the troops, and the entire population, to determine whether the Afghan or Iraq wars are in accordance with(符合) the development of the state.
I wish someone would give me one or more logical reasons why we are still fighting in Afghanistan and what our goals are. I certainly don’t understand it and neither do many who are more knowledgeable than I.
Outsiders have tried unsuccessfully for centuries to conquer Afghanistan, and we seem to be no more successful. We are trying to develop a stable central government, but the country is badly divided into ethnic and tribal groups, and the current government is corrupt（腐败的）. Moreover, we are apparently regarded as undesirable occupiers by many of its people, most notably(尤其) the Taliban(塔利班).
If we are to continue spending billions every year in Afghanistan and killing hundreds of our people and many of theirs, our government must provide us with a reasonable explanation of why we are doing so and what we can expect to accomplish.
George Myers
1.What caused the author to write the letter?
A. His conscience of being a citizen.
B. His relatives being killed in the war.
C. Reports about sending soldiers to Afghanistan.
D. Getting no reasonable explanation.
2.The underlined word “introspection” in the passage means ______________________.
A. self-awareness B. self-examination
C. self-confidence D. self-defence
3.The soldiers go to Afghanistan because______________________________.
A. they can contribute to the development of America
B. they have the moral right to do so
C. they want to become heroes in the war
D. they are performing their duty as a resident
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The U.S.A has developed a stable central government.
B. Most people can’t understand why the States makes wars.
C. The Afghan considered Americans as undesirable occupiers
D. American government should make an explanation to the public.
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A primary school in Wuhan has used new desks and chairs to prevent students from getting short sight. The desks and chairs make students have the correct posture, especially when reading and writing. Each desk has an adjustable steel bar. The bar can help students keep their eyes at least 30cm from books.
Zhang Jianming is headmaster of the primary school. She said the new desks and chairs were provided by an eye care centre in the city. The school carried out a survey last September. It showed that about 7 percent of its 1,093 students said they suffered from short sight.
The new desks and chairs have already improved the students’ posture, but both teachers and students might need more time to get used to them.
Yang Lihua is head of the Wuhan Youth Eye Care Center. She said the desks and chairs were introduced to 19 schools on a trial basis. “During our research into short sight, we noticed that the number of students with short sight was increasing. This is because parents are teaching their children to read and write at a very early age without paying enough attention to their posture,” she said.
Feng Junying is a doctor at Beijing Jingshan School. “I think the new desks and chairs in Wuhan will certainly be helpful,” she said. “But bad reading habits at school are not the only reason for short sight. Children are using mobile phones and iPads when they are very young. This can be another reason for short sight at a young age.”
1.According to the passage, the adjustable steel bar can help the students keep their eyes ___________ from books.
A. 20cm B. 25cm C. 29cm D. 32cm
2.The schools in Wuhan introduced the desks with bars to the primary school students in order to _______________.
A. make students grow tall
B. help students have the correct posture
C. help students love reading
D. not allow students to use mobile
3.Feng Junying’s words mean ___________________________________.
A. the number of students with short sight is increasing
B. the students don’t get used to the new desks and chairs
C. bad reading habits are not the only reason of the students’ short sight
D. the new desks and chairs are useless for the students to improve their eye sight
4. From the passage, a good way to protect our eyesight is to___________________________.
A. buy an adjustable steel bar
B. go to the Youth Eye Care Centre often
C. have a correct posture when we are studying
D. read less and use mobile phones and iPads less
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DESIGN―A―LOGO CONTEST
We need a logo—a graphic (绘画的) image—that will be the perfect symbol of our great new Wellsville Skate Park. We would like those of you who are counting the days until the grand opening to design an appropriate logo that can be used on stationery, business cards, fliers, brochures, posters and T-shirts. An appropriate, well-designed logo will provide an opportunity for young artists to receive recognition as well as great prizes. If you are interested, here are the things you need to know:
Logo Requirements
● Design must be original .
● Design can include no more than two colors.
● The words “Wellsville Skate Park” must appear in the logo.
● Logo should be submitted (提交) on 8×11 papers in every shape. Do not fold.
Submission Details
● Name and address of the designer must appear on the back of the logo design.
● Contestants (竞赛者) need to include a one-page written explanation describing the key features of the design.
Deadline
● Mail entries(参赛作品) will be accepted between April 10 and May 15. Entries must be postmarked no later than May 15.
● Winning designs will be posted on our website at www. wellsville. skatep. com on May 20.
Prizes
● First Prize: A digital camera
● Second Prize: One-year pass to Wellsville Skate Park
● Honorable Mention: A T-shirt with the prize-winning logo.
MAIL ENTRY FORMS AND DESIGNS TO:
Wellsville Skate Park Logo Contest
Riverside Recreation Center
1295 New Rockford Hwy, Riverside, VA23226
1.At the beginning, the advertisement tries to encourage readers to enter the contest by ___________.
A. offering prizes B. showing sample logos
C. explaining the rules D. relating graphic details
2.According to Logo requirements, the submitted design must ________________________.
A. include the full park name
B. be in a round shape
C. use at least four colors
D. be based on simple ideas
3.How will winners be announced?
A. By mail. B. By telephone.
C. On the website. D. On the radio.
4.Which website would be most helpful for contestants?
A. Website Design and Logo Design Company.
B. Designing Logos: A Guide.
C. Before and After: A Logo Design History.
D. Business Logos Designed Fast.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Selfie
Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfie(自拍). It refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website.
1. Some selfies are extreme close-ups(特写镜头), and others show part of an arm held straight outward. A few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror.
Everyone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend. Young people are relatively heavier digital users. They are interested in staying connected to their friends. 2.
There are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site. 3. A quick and easy way to attract other's attention is to get "likes" and comments from friends. Secondly, it's human nature to show off your own great achievements. When you feel good about yourself or look good, it's far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies. 4. That's right. Sometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toilet. Last but not least, social media is about being social! If that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be it. It's fun, and it's a cool way to sort of document your own life.
Finally, there are things to be mindful of when you're posting. It's easy to think you're sharing a photo with a few people. 5. So don't post anything online, selfie especially.
A. There are lots of selfie styles.
B. The rise of selfies has become universal.
C. Social media, to some extent, is the driving force of their selfie activity.
D. The desire to take, post and get "likes" on selfies goes back to a biological behavior.
E. But the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to it.
F. There are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do.
G. The leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible.
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完形填空
阅读下列短文， 从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
No one likes the “old people” smell. No one, not even the ________ people. Trust me, I know.
I volunteer at a hospice of Alzheimer’s Care(老年痴呆患者临终安养院). My health book ________ a pretty picture of hospices, describing them as homes where family members and the sick can work together in ________ incurable illness. It shows pictures of ________ patients speaking to doctors, with, of course, loving ones around them.
That’s ________ what a hospice is. There aren’t family members, only cards sent periodically during the year. The ________ I help seldom smile because they’re struggling to________ where they are, what year it is, ________ their own names.
And they don’t like the “old people” smell—the smell of disease, of medicine and sweat, or of the lost self-respect. They don’t like it. But they ________ in it.
Next week is my ________ . I’m moving soon and I won’t have to________ that hospice. I won’t have to ________ a woman who can’t even close her mouth, or ________ a man who’s crying because he can’t stop shaking ________ enough to tie his shoes. I won’t have to run for a nurse when Evelyn falls out of her wheel-chair.
But I feel far from ________ . After four years of volunteering, the place is the same as the day I started. All the ________ remains fresh, never to be cut through by youthful spirits.
Some visit. Some bring cake and puppy dogs and flowers. But only ________ . When you were born, loving arms held you. Shouldn’t you ________ that way too? Shouldn’t the elderly, who’ve lived their lives, raised their ________ and contributed to society be cared about? Shouldn’t they end feeling loved? Why don’t ________ ?
1.A. old B. young C. poor D. sick
2.A. paints B. writes C. publishes D. reads
3.A. curing B. examining C. testing D. accepting
4.A. crying B. suffering C. fighting D. smiling
5.A. certainly B. maybe C. not D. hardly
6.A. hospitals B. patients C. doctors D. nurses
7.A. say B. recognize C. remember D. forget
8.A. ever B. even C. only D. however
9.A. play B. live C. talk D. work
10.A. duty B. turn C. first D. last
11.A. feel B. see C. smell D. taste
12.A. feed B. open C. stop D. keep
13.A. blame B. cure C. calm D. find
14.A. fast B. frequently C. shortly D. long
15.A. light-hearted B. absent-minded C. bad D. sad
16.A. hopefulness B. hopelessness C. carelessness D. desire
17.A. some B. few C. me D. them
18.A. act B. live C. die D. speak
19.A. plants B. children C. food D. money
20.A. I B. we C. they D. you
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词（不多于3个单词）或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
One day the employees of a large company in St.Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break. They were greeted with ____1.____sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been preventing your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral____2.___(prepare)in the gym.
At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, ____3.____after a while they started getting curious___4.___who this person might be. The __5.___(excite) grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay_6.___last respects.
One by one the employees got close to the coffin. When they looked inside, they ____7.___(sudden) became speechless. They stood by the coffin, ____8.___ silence. They stood there as if someone___9.____(touch) the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone ___10.____ looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said, “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is you.”
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短文改错
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一下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误， 每句中最多两处。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Ms. J. K. Rowling,
It is great pleasure to write to you. I like reading all of your Harry Potter book. A few days before, I listened to a radio programme about you. Now I know that you teach English at home and in others countries before you started writing books. I also know that you could only write the first book while your baby daughter was asleep, so you worked on them for five years. That was a very much difficult job. Your son David and your daughter Jessica must be proud for you. I hope I can become as successfully as you when I grow up. Thank you for spending time read my letter.
Yours sincerely,
Michele
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书面表达
中国人出国旅游的不文明行为越来越受到广泛关注。请以表格中所列举的事实为依据，写一则英语短文，谈谈自己的看法。
| 不文明行为 | 你的看法 |
| 在公共场所： 随地吐痰、乱丢垃圾、大声喧哗 …… | 注意言谈举止、 爱护环境、维护中国人的形象 …… |
注意：
1. 文章必须包括表格中的提示内容，可以增加细节使行文连贯；
2. 词数100左右；
3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
4. 参考词汇：乱丢 (垃圾) litter；吐痰 spit；形象 image；声誉 reputation
As more and more Chinese go traveling abroad, reports about their bad manners flood in.
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