He created a lot of vivid characters in his best-selling novels, thus winning the ______ of book-lovers all over the world.
A．affection B．sympathy C．bonus D．dignity
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At last, I should thank Mr. White for the _______ of speaking here and for ensuring me such an attentive audience.
A．prejudice B．privilege C．ambition D．favor
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Lack food supplies and wanted by the police, the terrorists made a ______ attempt to hijack(劫持) a plane to Iran.
A．brave B．fresh C．harmful D．desperate
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Lawrence’s novel was rejected at first, but it later came to be ______ as a work of genius.
A．acknowledged B．permitted C．adapted D．congratulated
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The old man asked the children to _____ to each other near the campfire so that he could start telling his story at once.
A．take up B．stay up C．close up D．turn up
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To solve the problem, we would appreciate it if you could give us an ______ explanation and compensate (补偿) us.
A．abundant B．adequate C．approximate D．awesome
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The Chinese government has made great efforts to ______ the gap between the rich and the poor, but has not achieved obvious results.
A．abolish B．conduct C．drag D．narrow
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All around them was only the white snow and the night; they were ____________ from the rest of the world and were conscious only of each other.
A．cut out B．cut down C．cut off D．cut in
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That restaurant serves __________ the best food I’ve ever eaten, so I strongly recommend you go there next time.
A．actually B．eventually C．absolutely D．steadily
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Somehow this seems to me to be _______. How could a team that had fought for Canada before suddenly become citizens of the USA?
A．out of question B．out of place C．out of shape D．out of control
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When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 31 .Some stories are told 32they were true. Real people who live in a 33world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 34 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 35for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 36 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we 37seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 38 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 39 . When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our 40--which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 41 the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 42 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we 43 that we are real and they are 44 . It sounds 45 ,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and 46about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by 47 that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 48 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose 49 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 50 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
1. A．possible B．easy C．new D．different
2. A．that B．what C．whether D．as if
3. A．usual B．normal C．certain D．common
4. A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive
5. A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary
6. A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned
7. A．do B．make C．have D．are
8. A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic
9. A．working B．thinking C．living D．understanding
10. A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar
11. A．make B．get C．use D．have
12. A．a newspaper B．something C．everything D．a story
13. A．find B．learn C．know D．hope
14. A．too B．not C．all D．so
15. A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible
16. A．talk B．learn C．read D．think
17. A．telling B．pretending C．promising D．guessing
18. A．mind B．life C．world D．society
19. A．heart B．time C．money D．ourselves
20. A．what B．how C．when D．why
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People have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it. People's understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research. Recently the term "health" has come to have a wider meaning than it used to. It no longer means just the absence of illness. Today, health means the well-being of your body, your mind and your relationship with other people. This new concept of health is closely related to another term-quality of life. Quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.
Why has the emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a person's life? One reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect. Medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer, healthier lives. Imagine for a moment that you were born in the year 1900. You could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47. In contrast, if you were born in the year 1999, you could expect to live to the age of 75.
1.________ leads to people's deeper understanding of health.
A．Common knowledge
B．Progress in scientific research
C．Better conditions of living
D．Quality of life
2.The emphasis of health has shifted nowadays because _________.
A．people enjoy better conditions of living and they can live longer
B．people pay more attention to their physical health, not their mental health
C．people have realized the importance of mental well-being
D．people are inspired by medical advances
3.We can infer from the passage __________.
A．nowadays the emphasis of health has a broader focus because of improvements in the quality of food
B．the overall quality of people's lives improved greatly in the 20th century
C．those who never fall ill are the truly healthy people
D．those who were born before 1900 could not have lived until now
4.This passage is mainly about __________.
A．different understandings of the term "health"
B．improving the quality of life
C．the importance of quality living
D．people's expectations of a long and healthy life
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Background music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the USA. Very soon it spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to background music.
To begin with, background music was intended simply to create a soothing (舒适的) atmosphere. Recently, however, it's becoming a big business. An American marketing expert has shown that music can boost(提升) sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.
But it has to be the light music. Lively music has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts(收入) by 34%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they would like to buy. Yet, slow music isn't always the answer. The expert found that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers moving-unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints.
1.Background music was first used ________.
A．in the cinemas and theatres in the USA
B．in the offices and hospitals in the USA
C．in the schools and churches in the USA
D．in the factories, shops and restaurants in the USA
2.An American marketing expert has found background music can __________.
A．increase sales or factory production
B．create a soothing atmosphere
C．make people slow down
D．make people forget their worries
3.Slow music is useless in ________ in increasing sales.
A．shops
B．restaurants
C．factories
D．cinemas
4.Restaurant owners are advised to play ________ to increase overall sales.
A．lively music
B．loud music
C．slower music
D．faster music
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The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and people's lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792, to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy(君主制) was abolished_. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte.
1.What's this passage about?
A．France. B．King Louis.
C．The French Revolution. D．Europe.
2.Which did not happen in 1789?
A．The French Revolution broke out.
B．The national economy was developing rapidly.
C．The government wasn't well run.
D．King Louis XIV was in power.
3. What does the underlined word "abolished" mean?
A．Put off.
B．Established.
C．United.
D．Ended.
4.What was NOT the effect of the Revolution?
A．July 14 has become the French National Day.
B．It brought some impact on the other European kings.
C．Louis's wife, Marie was killed.
D．The king tried to control the national parliament.
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I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person.I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.
1.The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.
A．he had no money to buy a ticket
B．he wanted to lose himself in the city
C．he tried to know the city in this way
D．it was late and there were no buses passing by
2.From the story we know that the policeman______.
A．was kind but didn’t understand the writer
B．told the writer where to take a train
C．knew what the writer really meant
D．was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.
B．The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.
C．The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.
D．The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.
4.In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?
A．He didn’t know the city at all. B．He couldn’t speak the language.
C．He went too far in the wrong bus. D．He followed the policeman’s direction.
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International experts meeting in Australia say global carbon emissions (排放) can be reduced by more than 50 percent through simple energy saving measures. People at a conference in Australia, which increasingly relies on coal for power, say that reducing power consumption is an affordable way to both cut energy costs and reduce pollution.
While many nations turn to cheap and dirty energy sources, such as coal, to meet their increasing energy needs, analysts in Australia say the best way to meet those needs is to improve energy efficiency.
A range of simple solutions include using energy-efficient homes, household appliances and lighting, and driving electric cars. Encouraging homeowners and office workers to switch off their televisions and computers at the end of the day is also seen as an effective way to save electricity.
Grayson Heffner, from the Paris-based International Energy Agency, says reducing consumption could greatly cut global carbon emissions. He calls efficiency strategies (策略) the “soft giant” of clean energy.
“We forecast that energy efficiency will deliver something like three-quarters of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the next 20 years. So in the short term energy efficiency is the main way that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions but oftentimes it is not so importantly stressed in the discussions,” said Heffner.
Energy experts working in China say the government is making significant cuts in power usage.
Wan Xingwang, a Beijing-based representative of the Energy Foundation, a U.S. non-government organization, says the results have been impressive.
“In the past five years China achieved about 19.1 percent of energy reduction of its GDP. That translates to something like more than 600 million tons of coal savings,” said Wan Xingwang.
While most nations have some sort of government-sponsored energy efficiency programs, energy analysts say initiatives (主动性) by individuals and companies can also help cut demand.
Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, a non-profit group based in Washington, says other developing nations are recognizing the benefits of cutting power consumption and taking action.
1.To increase their energy supplies, many nations _____________________.
A．turn to new energy B．turn to cheap energy
C．develop solar energy D．introduce clean energy
2.Which of the following cannot help to reduce energy consumption effectively?
A．Using electronic products in small size.
B．Using more electric cars.
C．Turning off computers after work.
D．Building energy-efficient houses.
3.What can we learn from what Grayson Heffner said?
A．75% of the greenhouse gas emissions can easily be cut in the next 20 years.
B．Ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be discussed.
C．Using clean energy is the strategy to cut global carbon emissions.
D．The key to reducing greenhouse gases in the short term is to improve energy efficiency.
4.According to the last two paragraphs, which of the following statements is true?
A．The programs reducing energy consumption shouldn’t be sponsored by individuals and companies.
B．All nations have government-sponsored energy efficiency programs.
C．It is time that all nations should combine their efforts to save energy.
D．Some developing nations are taking action to cut power consumption.
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1.When we reached the cinema, the film had not begun yet, so we ________________ a taxi. (take)
当我们到达电影院时，电影还没有开始，所以我们本不必坐出租车的。
2.________________________, she had no time to attend to her children. (occupy)
忙于工作，她没有时间照顾孩子。
3.A series of failures ____________________ the truth that Rome was not built in a day. (aware)
4.一连串的失败已经让他意识到了“罗马不是一天建成的”这个道理。
___________________ was that he had received no apology for what happened yesterday. (annoy)
5.令他恼怒的是他还没有因昨天发生的事情而收到任何道歉。
Who _____________________ went to the concert with you last night? (it)
6.昨晚究竟是谁跟你一起去听音乐会的？
So quickly ___________________________ her new surroundings that everyone was amazed. (adapt)
她如此快地适应了新环境以至于每一个人都很惊讶。
7.Although Lucy was neither clever nor beautiful, she played as ______________________ the heroine in the new play. (role)
虽然露西既不聪明又不漂亮，但她在那部新剧中起着与女主角一样重要的作用。
8.The earthquake that happened in Ya’an, Sichuan last week is reported ____________________ the death of nearly 200 people. (result)
据报道，上周发生在四川雅安的地震已导致接近两百人丧生。
9.If his plan ____________________________ approval at the meeting yesterday, he wouldn’t be so discouraged now. (meet)
如果昨天他的计划在会议上获得了赞同，他现在就不会这么沮丧了。
10.John ___________________________cut out going to bed late, for it was harmful to his health. (find)
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