The driver was at ________ loss when ________ word came that he was forbidden to drive because of drinking.
A. a; the B.不填; 不填 C. the; the D. a; 不填
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The ________ why he is absent today is ________ he has got a bad headache.
A. reason; that B. reason; because
C. cause; that D. cause; because
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— When shall we restart our business?
— Not until we ________ our plan.
A. will finish B. are finishing
C. are to finish D. have finished
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What is the best way you can imagine ________ the overuse of water in our school?
A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce
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The manager is trying to find a man to recommend how the job ________.
A. is done B. be done C. should done D. to do
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Jason will never forget about his 18th birthday, ________ saw his being admitted to Harvard.
A. when B. which C. that D. it
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Teaching as a career is ________ to many people owing to the long holidays.
A. popular B. familiar
C. attractive D. fantastic
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— Whose advice do you think I should take?
— ________.
A. It's up to you B. You've got it
C. You speak it D. Go ahead
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Lily is popular among her classmates ________ she can be annoying at times.
A. in case B. even if C. as if D. so that
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As a result of the terrible snowstorm, the highway has been closed up, so you have to wait for further ________.
A. introduction B. attention C. notice D. advice
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— You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic.
— But a friend ________ an unexpected visit to me.
A. paid B. had paid C. would pay D. has paid
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— Amazing! You ________ wear slippers at work.
— Don't you know it's a fashion?
A. might B. should C. could D. would
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As most of their houses were badly damaged after the earthquake, many people had to be ________ in a stadium.
A. put away B. put out C. put up D. put off
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— Is this book interesting?
— Yes, but I'm sure it won't interest ________.
A. everybody B. anybody C. nobody D. somebody
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Children are taught to respect everyone, ________ race, sex or age.
A. in terms of B. in the face of
C. regardless of D. in place of
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He met her at a party. She was outstanding while he was normal. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee. She was 36 but due to being polite, she 37. Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too 38 to say anything.
Suddenly he asked the 39 , "Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee." Everybody stared at him, so 40 ! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him 41 , "Why you have this hobby?" He replied, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked the 42 of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. 43 I have the salty coffee, I always 44 my childhood and my hometown. I miss my hometown and my parents." 45 saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. A man who can tell out his homesickness must be a man who has 46 of home.
That was a really beautiful 47 of their story. Then the story was just like every beautiful love story — the princess 48 the prince. And every time she made 49 for him, she put some salt in it, as she knew that's the 50 he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, 51 her a letter which said, "My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life's lie — the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, 52 I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to 53 so I just went ahead. If I can live for the second time, I still want to have you for my whole life, 54 I have to drink the salty coffee again."
Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, "What's the taste of 55 coffee? " She replied, " It's sweet."
1. A. surprised B. pleased C. satisfied D. excited
2.A. answered B. promised C. provided D. refused
3. A. curious B. jealous C. nervous D. cautious
4.A. waiter B. girl C. partner D. customer
5.A. outstanding B. bitter C. delicious D. strange
6.A. constantly B. curiously C. suddenly D. seriously
7.A. color B. character C. quality D. taste
8.A. Every time B. Next time C. The first time D. By the time
9.A. think out B. think over C. think of D. think up
10. A. Since B. Though C. While D. Because
11.A. responsibility B. concept C. consideration D. control
12.A. scene B. beginning C. comedy D. result
13.A. dated B. admired C. devoted D. married
14.A. tea B. water C. coffee D. milk
15.A. way B. method C. means D. route
16.A. left B. leaving C. writing D. wrote
17.A. fortunately B. actually C. happily D. possibly
18.A. change B. remind C. overcome D. remove
19.A. as though B. now that C. even though D. so that
20.A. sugared B. old C. instant D. salty
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Today's parents miss the golden age that their own mothers enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers found.
Mothers have less time to themselves and feel under greater pressure to juggle work and family life than the previous generation. As a result, 88 per cent said they felt guilty about the lack of time they spent with their children.
The survey of 1,000 mothers also found that more than a third said they had less time to themselves than their mothers did — just three hours a week or 26 minutes a day.
And 64 percent said this was because they felt they 'had' to go out to work, while nearly a third (29 per cent) said they were under constant pressure to be the 'perfect mother', the report found.
Other findings showed social network and parenting website were important in proving help and support among female communities
Kate Fox, of the Social Issues Research Centre, which conducted the survey for Procter & Gamble, said: "With increasing pressure on mothers to work a 'double shift' — to be the perfect mother as well as a wage-earner — support networks are more important than ever."
It comes as a separate report examining childcare in the leading industrialized nations found that working mothers in Britain spend just 81 minutes a day caring for their children as a "primary activity".
Critics say the pressure on women to work long hours, and leave their children in the hands of nurseries or child minders, is putting the well-being of their children at risk.
The study also reveals that, despite the fact that more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare still falls on them — even if their husband is not in work.
A father who is not in work tends to spend just 63 minutes a day looking after his child — 18 minutes less than a mother who goes out to work.
Working fathers spare less than three quarters of an hour with their children.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. More and more modern mothers go out to work to support the families.
B. Today's parents would rather leave their children in the hands of nurseries.
C. Today's parents have less time to take care of their children.
D. To keep the balance of work and family is not an easy thing.
2.What does the underlined word "juggle" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. keep objects in the air
B. do many things at once
C. change things
D. organize spending
3.According to Kate Fox, ________.
A. people should learn to relax by using the network
B. network plays an important role in society
C. mothers should make use of the network to gain support
D. it is impossible for woman to become the "double shift"
4.Today's mothers lack the time to company their children mainly because ________.
A. they have no choice but go to work
B. they are under constant pressure
C. they want to be "the perfect mother"
D. they have less time to themselves
5. Which of the following statements is True?
A. Mothers usually spend three hours looking after their children a day.
B. Since more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare falls on fathers.
C. Child minders are good to the health of the children.
D. Mothers spend more time with their children than fathers.
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Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch (从头开始 )? Have you been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can't you be bothered to do?
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so idle they'd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain's largest health charity. The results were surprising.
About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents (回答者) with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (肥胖) before they start school.
Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said: "People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and obviously their pets too.
"If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most basic of tasks."
And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the laziest city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
The results pose (对... 提出) serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.
1.For the interest of country people should ________.
A. continue watching the same channel rather than get up to get the remote control
B. carry out even the most basic of tasks
C. get enough exercise to get fitter
D. admit they do not get enough exercise
2.Which of the following statements agrees with British people?
A. They are fond of climbing the stairs.
B. They are willing to accompany their children.
C. They like sports and get enough exercise.
D. They are suffering from obesity-related illnesses.
3.What does the word "idle" in paragraph 2 mostly probably mean?
A. active B. lazy C. optimistic D. pessimistic
4.Which country is the writer most likely to come from?
A. America B. China C. U.K D. France
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. UK is taking measures to get over laziness.
B. How lazy British people are.
C. British people are suffering from laziness.
D. Challenges for the National Health Service.
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Facebook is now used by 30 million people in the UK, about half the population.
Joanna Shields, vice president of Facebook Europe, made the announcement this morning at a media conference in London.
She said: "We can announce today that we have reached 30 million in the UK, which we are really excited about."
Globally, Facebook has more than 500 million registered users, a milestone it hit last summer. Last July, it also revealed that it had 26 million registered UK users. In the last eight months, it has attracted four million extra UK users, bringing the UK total to 30 million, while in January 2009, Facebook had only 150 million registered users.
Last year, Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder, said it was "almost a guarantee" that the site would hit one billion users. He explained: "If we succeed in innovating, there is a good chance of bringing this to a billion people...it will be interesting to see how it comes true."
One third of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up, before even going to the toilet, according to research. Twenty-one per cent of women aged between 18 to 34 check Facebook in the middle of the night, while 42 per cent of the same group think it is fine to post drunken photos of themselves onto the social network, a study by Oxygen Media found.
Shields was speaking this morning at the Financial Times Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference about the power Facebook's referrals can bring to media sites, such as newspapers and TV services.
She explained that the average Facebook user has 130 friends who they share links to media sites with on a regular basis. "Media companies which take advantage of that are really seeing the benefits", Shields said.
Shields refused to say whether Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system and also said it was "silly" that Google had recently disabled the feature (特点) which allowed Google users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends.
1.What is Joanna Shields content with?
A. the announcement B. media conference
C. fast growing registered users D. the benefits of Facebook
2.How many registered users all over the world now?
A. 26 million B. 30 million
C. 150 million D. more than 500 million
3.Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder, take a more ________ view about the future of Facebook.
A. negative B. optimistic C. cold D. pessimistic
4.What kind of people are more interested in Facebook according to the passage?
A. teenagers B. middle-aged people
C. old people D. young people
5.From the passage we know that ________.
A. Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system
B. Google didn't allow its users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends
C. Shields refused to admit the power Facebook's referrals could bring
D. Google was always silly
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During the last twenty years there has been increasing concern with the quality of the environment. Along with air and water pollutions, noises pollution has been recognized as a serious pollutant. As noise levels have risen, the effects of noise have become more apparent.
Noise is defined as "unwanted sound". Causes of noise pollution include traffic, aircraft, rock bands, barking dogs, televisions, garbage trucks, and noise from neighbors, voices, alarms, and watercrafts. Studies show that over forty percent of Americans are disturbed at home or lose sleep because of noise pollution.
Noise has bad effects on people and the environment. Noise causes hearing loss, interferes (妨碍) with human activities at home and work, and is in various ways dangerous to people's health and well being.
When we think, talk, listen to music, or sleep, we need quiet. Even low levels of noise can be annoying or frustrating. Sudden increases in volume can make sounds annoying. The quieter the background is, the more penetrating a noise can be.
Noise can also make instructions or warning unclear, resulting in accidents. Louder noise bursts can be more disruptive (破坏性).Continued stress can lead to high blood pressure, which is the major cause of some diseases.
Long exposure to noise levels above eight-five decibels (分贝) can damage inner cells and lead to hearing loss. Noise can result in the involuntary fear response and can cause adrenaline (肾上腺素) to be pumped into the bloodstream, the heart rate to quicken, muscles to tense, breathing to increase, and the digestive system to slow down.
Local government has the responsibility to fight noise pollution. For example, it can regulate the speed of trains through their community. On the other hand, a responsible citizen will never make noise pollution wherever he is.
1. How many kinds of environmental pollution are mentioned in the text?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
2.According to the text, noise pollution may be caused by ________.
A. parties and meetings B. zoos and theaters
C. schools and factories D. vehicles and animals
3.What does the underlined word "penetrating" in paragraph 4 mean?
A. High and exciting B. Sharp and shocking
C. Loud and unpleasant D. Clear and comfortable
4.In the last paragraph, the writer suggests that ________.
A. individuals and government should work together to reduce noise pollution
B. the government should offer it's people better education on noise pollution
C. the government should be responsible for noise pollution
D. people who make noise pollution should be punished
5.Which of the following is not related to noise pollution?
A. hearing loss B. speeding the digestive system
C. high blood pressure D. accidents
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[1] Two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior. One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards.
[2] They had about two hundred college students play a version of the game, which is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group. The students played in groups of four. Each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players, at a cost to the punisher. The most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewarded it the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded it the least. And the more a group punished itself, ________. The group with the most punishment earned twenty-five percent less than the group with the least punishment.
[3] The other study involved children. It was presented last month in California at a conference on violence and abuse. Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More than eight hundred children were ages two to four the first time they were tested. More than seven hundred children were ages five to nine. The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not. The study says the IQs — or intelligence quotients — of the younger children who were not spanked (打屁股) were five points higher than those who were. In the older group, the difference was almost three points.
[4] Murray Strauss from the University of New Hampshire worked with Mallie Paschall from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation says the more they are spanked, the slower their mental development is. He also looked at average IQs in other nations and found them lower where spanking was more common.
1. What is the best title of the passage? (no more than 10 words)
________
2.Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
Compared to the children's IQs whose parents use physical punishment, the result of those whose parents don't is 5 points higher.
3.Fill in the blank in paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
________
4. List three facts that lead to the most successful behavior in paragraph 2. (no more than 8 words)
________
5.Translate the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 into Chinese.
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假设高考已经结束，请你根据下列提示给你的美国朋友Tom写一封电子邮件。(开头已为你写好，不计算在总词数内)
1. 对高考感觉和考后打算；
2. 畅想大学生活和未来理想。
注意：1. 词数120-150；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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