After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, "Drink your juice." Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom "Why doesn't Dad love me?" Mom frowned, "Who said he doesn't love you?" "Well, he never tells me," I complained. "He never tells me either," she said, smiling. "But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us."
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap (片) metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad fed scrap steel into a machine which looked like a giant pair of scissors with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn't feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. "Why don't you hire someone to do that for you?" Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders . "Why don't you hire a cook?" Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, "I love you, Dad." From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1.The father always prepared a glass of orange juice for him because ________.
A. that was the author's favorite
B. that was a gesture of love
C. the author was always complaining
D. he was sure the author would be thirsty
2.The author's father didn't hire a helper because ________.
A. his job was too dangerous
B. his job required high skills
C. he was not good at communicating with others
D. he wanted to save money
3.We may infer from the passage that ________.
A. the author quite understood his father as time went on
B. the author's father lacked a sense of humor
C. the author's father didn't love him very much
D. the author's father was too strict with him
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. I just couldn't understand my father B. Silent fatherly love
C. My father never loved me D. My hard-working father
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1.What do we know about Apple Seeds?
A. It can be bought as an award for your children.
B. The soft cover enables it to be read and kept long.
C. It offers the biggest discount(折扣) among all the magazines.
D. The magazine is going to surprise you for many years.
2.What kind of people may buy News China?
A. People who are interested in China’s politics, business and culture.
B. People who have a strong sense of humor and love to laugh.
C. People who want to enlarge the knowledge of their kids.
D. People who have an interest in personal lifestyle of the Chinese.
3.Better Life can help you in ________.
A. learning about sports and travels
B. finding interesting stories for your kids
C. ordering food from restaurants
D. beautifying your house
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If Confucius(孔子) were alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But that doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past twenty years, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of(利用) ancient Chinese wisdom to make up the drawbacks(缺陷) Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
1.The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________.
A. provide some key facts about Confucius
B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject
C. show great respect for the ancient thinker
D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
2.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students ________.
A. take an active part in Chinese competitions
B. try to get high scores in Chinese exams
C. have a great interest in studying Chinese
D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese
3.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Forgotten Wisdom in America
B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C. Chinese Culture for Westerners
D. Old Thinker with a Big Future
4.The passage is likely to appear in ________.
A. a biography B. a history paper
C. a philosophy textbook D. a newspaper
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We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us, and looking for that special love．Unfortunately, that’s not usually how life works．To be loved, you should love and respect yourself as much as you do others．In order to love someone, you should love yourself．
●Stop comparing yourself to others. 1. We all have different gifts．When you compare yourself to others for what they have, whether it is a car, a house, or a job, it makes you feel bad about yourself．Really be grateful about everything you have．Gratitude（感恩）keeps your heart open to love．
●Practice receiving love．To truly love is to be able to receive it．When someone loves you, does some kind deeds to you, or says kind words, accept it．2. Know that you are worthy of love．It is important to accept a gift of love by others．You give yourself a chance to learn more about yourself that you are lovable．3. ．
●4. ．Write about your experiences, good and bad．When you write down good experiences, allow yourself to feel those feelings．When you remember bad experiences, allow yourself to feel self-compassion．Compassion is not self-pity, but rather willingness to accept one's own pain and regret．
●Stop trying to be perfect．Stop blaming yourself for being less than perfect． 5. ．
Just follow all the steps above and don't let anyone's expectations of you put any pressure on you．
A．Keep a diary．
B．Love others．
C．Do not feel sorry about it．
D．Always do your best, but not reaching perfection is not a failure．
E．Allow yourself to accept the love that has come to you．
F．You give someone a joy of giving by loving you．
G．Everyone on the earth is unique(独一无二的)．
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What will the girl probably do?
A. Do her homework. B. Go ride a boat. C. Enjoy the beautiful day.
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What is the weather like now?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
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What doesn’t Mary like?
A. Meat. B. Fish. C. Vegetables.
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When do the students have to arrive at school?
A. At 7:40 B. At 7:50 C. At 8:00
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What does the man suggest the woman do with her TV set?
A. Sell it at once. B. Buy a new one. C. Fix it right now.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where is the man from?
A. Britain. B. America. C. Australia.
2.When did the man come to the city?
A. Last Friday. B. Last Tuesday. C. Last Monday.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.How many people will be absent ?
A. 5. B. 4. C. 9.
2.Where does the conversation take place ?
A. In a bar. B. In a hotel. C. In a shop.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What do we know about the woman ?
A. She doesn’t work hard. B. She has never taken any test. C. She feels nervous.
2.What can help remove the pressure of test ?
A. Good luck. B. Deep breath. C. Kind advice.
3.What is the man’s opinion ?
A. Wait for the test. B. Often take tests. C. Always work hard.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the relationship between the speakers ?
A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Customers and salesgirl.
2.Where are probably the speakers ?
A. In the shopping mall. B. On the street. C. In the tailor’s.
3.Why doesn’t the man like the shirt ?
A. He doesn’t think the color is good. B. He thinks the size is small.
C. He doesn’t like its style.
4.What color shirt do they buy at last ?
A. Black. B. Red. C. Blue.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What is the woman’s suggestion to bring family members closer ?
A. To have meals together. B. To play sports regularly together.
C. To have a family party once a week.
2.How many members were there in the woman’s family when she was a child ?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.
3.What did the children feel about the woman’s idea at first ?
A. They were excited about it. B. They didn’t like it very much.
C. They were interested in it.
4.How was the woman’s idea carried about ?
A. It was successful. B. It was stopped later. C. It was forgotten gradually.
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A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”(博客). The word “blog” is a_______way of saying “web log”, or “personal website”. Anyone can start a _______, and they can write about anything they like.
There are millions of blogs on the internet today. They_______ news, information and ideas for people who read them. They contain _______ to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their _______ and react to the ideas of others.
A research company called Perseus has _______ more than 3,000 web logs. It says that blogs are most _______ with teenage girls. They use them to _______ their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study_______ says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year. ________, some people develop ______________blogs to present political and other ideas. ________, the Republican and Democratic parties(政党) in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their ________.
At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ________. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com”. He said the site became too expensive to ________. He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had ________ on it. They were ________ that the site had been closed.
One blog that is still going ________ is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the website in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That ________ led to a book called The Weblog Handbook. It has been ________into four languages so far.
1.A. long B. short C. regular D. central
2.A. company B. expression C. blog D. experiment
3.A. provide B. explore C. debate D. seek
4.A. issues B. guidance C. recovery D. links
5.A. reasons B. faults C. ideas D. choices
6.A. studied B. reported C. served D. attached
7.A. pleased B. popular C. bored D. careful
8.A. ask B. let C. demand D. order
9.A. instead B. yet C. also D. still
10.A. Besides B. Therefore C. In fact D. However
11.A. serious B. relaxing C. fierce D. humorous
12.A. In the end B. In total C. For example D. On the contrary
13.A. employees B. products C. systems D. predictions
14.A. recognized B. happened C. survived D. ended
15.A. advertise B. start C. close D. continue
16.A. appeared B. written C. worked D. taken
17.A. upset B. happy C. excited D. confident
18.A. devoted B. gentle C. strong D. weak
19.A. character B. history C. usage D. article
20.A. dipped B. fooled C. translated D. mixed
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
Police in America have stepped up 1. (they) search for a fifteen-year-old boy called Justin Foster, 2. went missing three days ago in Dover. Witnesses said they saw Justin walking home. Kelly, his sister, said that a bright light woke her up and 3. she once mistook it for the light of the4. (fill) moon. She saw a large spaceship 5. (fly) outside the window. And Justin 6. (shout) then and she hasn’t seen him since. When asked about the 7. (possible) that Justin was taken by 8.(alien), Detective Sam Peterson taking charge of the case said they9.(look) into it and wouldn’t give up 10. they found out the truth.
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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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每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。
Of all the subject, I like Chinese best because I have excellent Chinese teacher, Ms Sun. She has been taught us for only three months, but she is thinking highly of by all the students.
Ms Sun is 36 years old and she is neither tall nor short. She is always the last to leaving her office. She always tries to make her classes interest and active but we are getting on well with each other. On the other hand, she teaches us very well and is very strict in us in our studies, which make our Chinese improved. We all think he is the best teacher we have met in the school.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
书面表达
最近，某中学生英文报开设了“After class Activities”的栏目。请你根据以下提示，为该栏目写一篇英文稿件，并鼓励同学们积极参加课外活动。
1.你校开展课外活动的情况；
2.你参加过的课外活动及给你带来的益处；
3.为同学选择课外活动提出建议；
4.为学校开展课外活动提出建议；
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.文中不得提及人名、校名及地名；
3.稿件的开头已为你写好(不计入总词数)。
After class Activities
Nowadays，after class activities are becoming more and more popular in high schools.
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难度: 中等查看答案及解析