Stores, farmer markets, gas stations and restaurants have been interested in the organic(有机的) food. However, it can be difficult to tell natural foods from organic foods. Most people don’t know that there is a major difference between the two foods. No one seems to be able to determine which is which, creating a lot of confusion for people who are truly concerned with buying the best and healthiest products.
In 2000, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its official position on organic foods and made its production controlled by a strict law. While there are several standards for organic foods, foods must be grown without the use of antibiotics(抗生素)，growth hormones(激素)，chemical things and so on. The leaves of plants are one of the best choices.
On the other hand, natural foods have no legal rules, and are not controlled by any law. The USDA does require that seller should list the parts of natural foods, but there are no official rules for the amount of natural parts a food must contain. A natural food is usually considered to contain less chemical things, though there is no way to keep an eye on the product.
The USDA has guidelines for organic production. When considering buying organic foods, you must take into consideration that the organic meat, eggs and milk products must come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones.
Due to higher labor costs, organic products cost 40% to 120% more compared with their natural foods. The most important thing to remember is to eat a variety of healthy foods, organic or natural foods. Eating more fruits, vegetables, low-fat and whole grains will be good for our health.
1.What can be used in growing organic foods?
A. Chemical things. B. Antibiotics.
C. The leaves of trees. D. Growth hormones.
2.What is the attitude of the author towards the quality of natural foods?
A. Worried. B. Interested.
C. Unconcerned. D. positive.
3.The passage is developed ______.
A. by space B. by comparison
C. by process D. by time
4.What may be the main idea of the text?
A. The advantages of organic foods.
B. The function of organic foods.
C. The differences between natural foods and organic foods.
D. The importance of organic foods and natural foods.
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Recently, I came across an interesting article on the differences between British English and American English. I had a lot of fun reading it and thinking of as many differences as I could as an American.
Their cars have “bonnets(发动机罩)”，while ours have “hoods”. They park their cars in a “car park” while we leave our in a “parking lot”. Our “cookies” are their “biscuits”, while their “rubbers” are our “erasers”.
Then there are the food words. Would you want to eat something called “Toad in the Hole” or “Bangers and Mash” or “Spotted Dick”? I’m here to report they are all very tasty. There are American equivalents(相等物)， of course. We’ve got “Shoofly Mud Pie”. What they call “crisps” is what we call “potato chips” and when we ask for “chips” in England we will get what we know at home in America as “French fries”.
They find it hysterical that we call the “toilet” the “bathroom” and they really double over (弯腰) with laughter when we ask for the “restroom”. American ladies in England who ask for the “little girl’s room” or the “power room” will be met with blank stares. A “fag” is a “cigarette” in the UK, which can lead to endless confusion for British visitors looking for a cigarette in America. Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying “Way Out”. We Americans walk on the sidewalk not the pavement. “Pavement” in America is the actual cement(水泥)the sidewalk is made of.
1.What do British people call French fries?
A. Chips. B. Crisps.
C. Shoofly Pie. D. Mississippi Mud Pie.
2.The examples given at the end of the passage mainly show that ____.
A. Americans don’t like dealing with the British
B. American English is very different from British English
C. English signs are very hard for people to understand
D. Americans and the British may find it hard to understand each other
3. What does the underlined word “hysterical” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Funny B. Difficult C. Perfect D. Normal
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Some similar habits between Americans and the British.
B. Different communicating ways between Americans and the British.
C. Different body languages between Americans and the British.
D. Some differences between American English and British English.
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Tree-planting is an important part of the ongoing Richmond renaissance that has been changing the city for the last few years. And you are invited to be a part of this transformation on Saturday, November 2, 2013, from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate.
Residents of the City of Richmond will be joined by community volunteers from Richmond Trees, Groundwork Richmond and The Watershed Project to celebrate the fall’s Harvest Festival and Tree Planting event.
9:00 am Harvest festivities begin with a volunteer orientation about planting trees.
9:30 am Volunteers will divide into seven planting teams, each captained by an experienced Tree Steward, to plant 30 new street trees along Roosevelt, and on the 500 and 600 blocks of 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 35th & 36th streets in the surrounding neighborhood. Richmond Trees and the City of Richmond will provide shovels (铲子) and vests. Those who would like to participate in planting trees are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes.
11 am La Rondalla del Sagrado Corazón, a local musical ensemble, will play traditional Mexican serenade music.
12 pm Speakers including Chris Magnus, Richmond’s Chief of Police and Chris Chamberlain, Superintendent of Parks & Landscaping will speak about the many benefits of growing the urban forest.
Healthy harvest refreshments, water and coffee will be available for a small donation that will support the work Richmond Trees is doing in the community to grow the urban forest. There will be art activities and games for children.
For more information about the Harvest Festival and Tree Planting event, or planting trees in your own Richmond neighborhood, contact [email protected], 510.843.8844.
1.The underlined word “orientation” probably means ______.
A. introduction of the people involved in the activity
B. basic (基本的) information and training
C. introduction of the area covered
D. distribution (分发) of fliers (传单)
2.If you want to join the activity, you ______.
A. should bring your own shovel
B. must wear a special type of shoes
C. needn’t have experience in tree planting
D. will be able to enjoy music while planting trees
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. In total, 30 trees will be planted in the neighborhood.
B. This is the first time that the neighborhood has done tree-planting.
C. Richmond Trees made a donation so there will be refreshments and coffee to enjoy.
D. Chief Magnus will give a reward to those who attended planting trees.
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Tykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances assignment(零钱分配) of tasks and daily chores. As the parent，you can assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do. Then，your child can go in，accept the task and add to their wish list of what they would like to purchase with the money that they earn.
Let's start with the parent side of things. The parent must be the one to set up the account. You simply enter your information and your child's information to get started. You are then able to assign allowance amounts to your child.
Then you can add tasks for your child to accept and connect them with their weekly allowance. Your child is then able to accept or decline their tasks. They can see how much each task earns，how often they need to do it and what they will get if they do!They can even earn no cash encouragement such as extra TV time or staying up late!
Tykoon is a great way to start teaching your child about responsibility and financial principles in fun and safe way. Through the ability to accept or decline tasks，they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets(预算)! if you share Tykoon with your friends and have five friends sign up and stay active for more than a month，you'll earn a $25 Amazon.com gift card!So get your child enrolled(注册)，tell your friends and let's start teaching all our kids about the important financial principles today!
1.The purpose of the text is to________.
A. make an advertisement
B. share teaching experience
C. describe an online website
D. present a way of making money
2. What can kids learn from Tykoon?
A. The ability to manage their budgets.
B. The responsibility to do daily chores.
C. The skills to earn their own living.
D. The tricks to accept or refuse tasks.
3. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.
A. no parents will resist the special reward
B. Amazon is a very popular website
C. Tykoon wants to attract more visitors
D. friends should share information
4. What is the text mainly talk about?
A. Tykoon—A Safe Way to Manage Your Financial Issues
B. How to Create Funny Tasks for Your Kids on the Website
C. Opening an Online Account with the Help of Tykoon
D. Teaching Your Kids Financial Principles with Tykoon
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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。
A good book can be satisfying. If reading is a habit you’d like to get into, there are some ways to develop it.
Realize that reading is enjoyable if you have a good book. If you have a difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it, it will seem like a task. 1.
Set time. You should have some time during every day when you’ll read for at least 5 to 10 minutes. 2. For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast and lunch and even dinner if you eat alone.
Always carry a book. 3. When I leave the house, I always make sure to have my car keys and one book at hand. The book stays with me in the car, and I take it into the office and to appointments and pretty much everywhere I go.
4. Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. Don’t lie down unless you’re going to sleep. There shouldn’t be a television or a computer near the chair, and no music or no noisy family members/ roommates. If you don’t have a place like this, create one.
Reduce television/ the Internet. If you really want to read more, try cutting back on time on TV or the Internet. 5. But remember： every minute you reduce of the Internet/ TV, you could use for reading. This could create hours of book reading time.
A. Wherever you go, take a book with you.
B. Go to bookstores.
C. Have some good tea or coffee while you read.
D. Find a quiet place.
E. This may be difficult for some people.
F. If this happens, give up the book and find another one that you’ll really love.
G. It means you will read no matter how busy you are.
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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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves in the cool . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the sound of them. Autumn is a season and life is uninteresting. The free days always make me . But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin. I had seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t realize that I had been there for so long but my did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building. I went downstairs to watch her performance, I was the only audience. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also liked me. Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped. To my , the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin, ” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me. ” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn. ” I answered. “Let us be friends. ”
The girl smiled and I smiled.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She is like a goddess; so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful. There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but are close to you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
1.A. flying B. trembling C. growing D. shaking
2.A. snow B. wind C. water D. rain
3.A. lively B. lovely C. harvest D. lonely
4.A. tiring B. disturbed C. bored D. interested
5.A. fled B. floated C. rushed D. grew
6.A. active B. lost C. busy D. kept
7.A. sometimes B. usually C. often D. never
8.A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. hearing
9.A.existence B. thought C. steps D. breath
10.A. Where B. So C. When D. But
11.A. hopeless B. moved C. meaningful D. boring
12.A. As B. However C. Even D.While
13.A. astonishmentB. sadness C. delight D. satisfaction
14.A. sad B. good C. happy D. surprised
15.A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested
16.A. it B. which C. that D. who
17.A. in B. downstairs C. out D. upstairs
18.A. against B. for C. with D. to
19.A. true B. young C. new D. old
20.A. sound B. song C. play D. violin
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This tradition was started by mom several years ago. My mom, my brother, my sister and I all went to the cancer treatment center with some flowers. Each patient, doctor ,and nurse received 1. flower from us. “why do you send us flowers?” they would asked and our answer was that” it’s just because you’re special.” 2. this went on, we often sent even more of flowers. One day , I accidently found a boy was making 3. (beauty) cards in the street, with the words “just Because You’re Special” on them. Out of curiosity, I 4. (chat) with the boy and this remind me to make some cards to send together 5. some flowers .
Today, after our mom passed away from cancer, 6. still take flowers to the patients ,doctors and nurses with our own “Just Because You ‘re Special “card 7. (tie) to them.
Even though the cancer treatment has moved to different location, we still pass this on. One patient told us 8. (excited) that it was the first rose that he 9. (receive）over ten years and the rose made his life 10. (energy)during his stay in hospital . We plan to continue to do this and I will encourage more people to do this. Giving a flower to a others might make their day special.
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假段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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
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。
Dear Jenny,
Now I’d like to tell you something about my pare-time job this summer vacation, in that I worked as a guide in a travel agency.
The work was interesting but tired. I think it was helpful to work this holiday. It was the first time that I have earned money on my own. I’ve come to understand how hard my parents work to support for the family. I used to keep on ask them for money, but now I’ve never waste money and learn to share worries with my parent. I’ve learnt how to get along well with others. What’s worse, I’ve gained some working and social experience and I have learnt something can’t learnt from textbooks. All these will be good for my future. In a word, I had the wonderful or valuable summer vacation.
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假如你是李华， 你的笔友Jane最近总是感觉身体不适，因此写信向你询问如何保持身体健康， 请你根据以下要点提示用英文给他回信。要点提示：
1. 合理饮食，避免吃脂肪高及含糖多的食物，多吃新鲜蔬菜和水果；
2. 锻炼身体，合理锻炼有助身体健康；
3. 保证充足睡眠，不要熬夜；
4. 你的其他建议……
字数：100词左右(信的开头和结尾已给但不计入总数，可适当增加细节)。
Dear Jane,
I’m glad to receive your letter , But at the time, I ‘m sorry to hear that you are not very well these days.
Yours
Li Hua
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