EP Portable Heater
We all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant burden on the family budget. Now millions of people are saving on their heating bills with the EP Portable Heater. With over one million satisfied customers around the world, the new EP heats better and faster, saves more on heating bills, and runs almost silent.
The EP has no exposed heating parts that can cause a fire. The outside of EP only gets warm to the touch so that it will not burn children or pets.
The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room. With other heaters, you’ll notice that you get sleepy when the heat comes on because they are burning up oxygen.
The advanced EP also heats the room evenly, wall to wall and floor to ceiling. It comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat concentrated to the center of the room. And they only heat an area a few feet around the heater. With the EP, the temperature will not vary in any part of the room.
The EP comes with a 3-year warranty (保修) and a 60-day, no questions asked, satisfaction guarantee. If you are not totally satisfied, return it at our expense and your money will be given back to you.
Now, we have a special offer for 10 days, during which you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery. If you order after that, we reserve the right to either accept or reject order requests at the discounted
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1. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?
A. the safety of the EP
B. the heat of the EP
C. the appearance of the EP
D. the material of the EP
2.From the passage, we can learn that the EP _______.
A. runs without any noise
B. doesn’t burn up oxygen
C. makes people get sleepy
D. is unsuitable for children and pets
3.The underlined word “evenly” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.
A. separately B. equally
C. quickly D. continuously
4.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. compare the difference of different heart brands
B. advise people to save on heating bills
C. report the new development of portable heaters
D. persuade people to buy the product
难度: 困难查看答案及解析
Read the advertisements carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.
INTERESTED IN CHILDCARE?
Qualified person or preschool teacher needed for busy childcare center, south of the river. Full-time work guaranteed. Immediate start necessary. The candidate must be able to work as a co-operative team member. Phone 6345 2345 for an interview and fax resume to 6345 2345.
WE NEED OFFICE CLEANERS!
Three people are required for professional cleaning in the CBD area. Working hours from 5:00 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Approximately five hours per shift. A good record is necessary. Experience preferred. Phone 6345 7843 now.
WANT TO WORK AS A DENTAL NURSE?
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified dental nurse with a confident and cheerful personality to work in the School Dental Health Scheme. You must be able to get along well with children because the work involves talking to groups about dental health practices. For further information, visit our website at: schooldentalservices@ gov. sg. And fax your resume to 6234 4567.
FLORIST WANTED!
Are you a creative and trained florist with at least two years of experience? Then this may be just what you are seeking. The city’s leading Florist Artist Studio needs another part-time member on their wedding team. Please phone 6098 7888 now!
1.The position of a(n)_______is a part-time job.
A. preschool teacher B. artist
C. florist D. dental nurse
2.Which of the following is the most important for the childcare job?
A. Cooking skills.
B. Childcare experience.
C. The ability to start work in two weeks.
D. The ability to work well with other people.
3. The office cleaners will be required to work about _______ hours a week.
A.5 B. 15 C. 10 D.20
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I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.
Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.
I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.
1.By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.
A. she uses English in foreign trade
B. she is fascinated by languages
C. she works as a translator
D. she is a writer by profession
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
A. Americans do not understand broken English.
B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.
C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.
D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.
3.The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is _____.
A. well structured B. in the old style
C. rich in meaning D. easy to translate
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.
B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.
C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.
D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
Throughout the history of the arts, the nature of creativity has remained constant to artists. No matter what objects they select, artists are to bring forth new forces and forms that cause change---to find poetry where no one has ever seen or experienced it before.
Landscape (风景) is another unchanging element of art. It can be found from ancient times through the17th-century Dutch painters to the 19th-century romanticists and impressionists. In the 1970s Alfred Leslie, one of the new American realists, continued this practice. Leslie sought out the same place where ThomasCole, a romanticist, had produced paintings of the same scene a century and a half before. Unlike Cole who insists on a feeling of loneliness and the idea of finding peace in nature, Leslie paints what he actually sees. In his paintings, there is no particular change in emotion, and he includes ordinary things like the highway in the background. He also takes advantage of the latest developments of color photography to help both the eye and the memory when he improves his painting back in his workroom.
Besides, all art begs the age-old question: What is real? Each generation of artists has shown their understanding of reality in one form or another. The impressionists saw reality in brief emotional effects, the realists in everyday subjects and in forest scenes, and the Cro-Magnon cave people in their naturalistic drawings of the animals in the ancient forests. To sum up, understanding reality is a necessary struggle for artists of all periods.
Over thousands of years the function of the arts has remained relatively constant. Past or present, Eastern or Western, the arts are a basic part of our immediate experience. Many and different are the faces of art, and together they express the basic need and hope of human beings.
1.The underlined word “poetry” most probably means ________ .
A. an object for artistic creation
B. a collection of poems
C. an unusual quality
D. a natural scene
2.Leslie’s paintings are extraordinary because ___________.
A. they are close in style to works in ancient times
B. they look like works by 19th-century painters
C. they draw attention to common things in life
D. they depend heavily on color photography
3.What is the author’s opinion of artistic reality?
A. It will not be found in future works of art.
B. It does not have a long-lasting standard.
C. It is expressed in a fixed artistic form.
D. It is lacking in modern works of art.
4. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. History of the arts.
B. Use of modern technology in the arts.
C. New developments in the arts.
D. Basic questions of the arts.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
七选五补全短文
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。
I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store. 1._I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”
At first I was paid in candy. 2. I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3.
By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 4.
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. 5. Expect they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.
A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.
F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（注意：请将答案转涂到机读卡上相应小题标号处！机读卡上的36~40小题处空出，不要填涂！）
The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must ________ sixty hours of service learning, ________ they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. ________ of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. ________a service experience, students must keep a journal（日志）and then write a ________ about what they have learned.
Supporters claim that there are many ________ of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think ________ their own interests and become________ of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that ________ shouldering responsibility, solving problems, and working as part of a team. ________ , students can explore possible careers ________ service learning. For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.
________there are many benefits, opponents ________ problems with the new requirement. First, they________ that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time-consuming, students spend ________ time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without________ goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual’s freedom to choose.
In my view, service learning is a great way to ________ to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. ________ , I don’t believe you should force people to help others – the ________ to help must come from the heart. I think the best________ is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility, and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.
1.A. spend B. gain C.complete D. save
2.A. and B. or C. but D. for
3.A. Subjects B. ideas C. Procedures D. Examples
4.A. During B. Before C. With D. After
5.A. diary B. report C. note D. notice
6.A. courses B. benefits C. challenges D. features
7.A. beyond B. about C. over D. in
8.A. careful B. proud C. tired D. aware
9.A. possess B. apply C. develop D. include
10.A. Gradually B. Finally C. Luckily D. Hopefully
11.A. through B. across C. of D. on
12.A. So B. Thus C. Since D. While
13.A. deal with B. look into C. point out D. take down
14.A. doubt B. argue C. overlook D. admit
15.A. much B. full C. less D. more
16.A. cost B. pay C. care D. praise
17.A. contribute B. appeal C. attend D. belong
18.A. However B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Therefore
19.A. courage B. desire C. emotion D. spirit
20.A. decision B. purpose C. solution D. result
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
China’s V-Day parade not only makes clear its key role in defeating fascism（法西斯）but also shows that a powerful, modern nation has emerged already. There is 1. African proverb that says, “Until a son is old enough, he will not bother 2. (ask) what killed his father in order to take revenge.” The ceremony demonstrated that China has come of age and can no longer be ignored by the rest of the world.
No 3. (few) than 17 countries sent a total of 1,000 troops to take part in the parade, joining 12,000Chinese troops in Tian’anmen Square. China displayed a series of modern military hardware including tanks, fighter jets and ballistic missiles（弹道导弹）.
On the day of the parade, Xi said the day would go down in history in remembrance of the 4. (remark) times in 5. the world stood against Japanese aggression. While thanking the world leaders who stood 6. China, he said that “the war was evil 7. justice won finally”.
Xi said that during the war, great sacrifices were made. Chinese officials say 20 million died and 15million 8. (wound) in China. Xi said China also will always remember the9. (contribute)of other countries in the defeat of Japan during the war.
While 10. (say) that China loves peace, he announced that China would reduce its military forces by 300,000 troops by the end of 2017.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
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以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，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仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。（请不要在此处作答，否则不给分）
Everybody needs have friends in life. But being a friend can sometime be hard work. Learn how to solve problems in friendship can make you a better friend and a happier person. An universal problem between friends is that they don’t know why to talk with each other about difficult things. When they are talking, they often get madly with each other. What can they do? It took time to learn how to communicate well, and it is important to understand why a friend gets angry to you when you say something. If you know which makes your friend angry, and you can try to talk about the problem in a different way.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
书面表达
我校10月份将举行的运动会上，各年级在开幕式中将呈现丰富多彩的表演。通常，这些表演将会受到师生的好评，但也将会引起一些争议。 请根据以下表格的内容写一篇短文，并发表你的看法。
注意：词数120左右。短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：庄重 serious adj. 排练 rehearsal n.
In the school sports meeting to be held in October, different grades will present at the opening ceremony various colorful performances, which are to be highly praised by both teachers and students. But at the same time, such performances also bring about some controversies as to whether they are necessary.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析