Twenty years have passed, I am glad to find the local people in some undeveloped areas are _________ than they were before.
A．well off B．badly off C．worse off D．better off
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The little time we have together we’ll try _____ wisely.
A. spending it B. to spend it
C. to spend D. spending that
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There were many more people who got injured in the big fire than _______.
A. was reported B. it was reported
C. were reported D. they were reported
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--- Are your family ready for rafting?
---Yes, I really want my children to experience that ________ they are young.
A. \ B. while C. unless D. if
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I was so excited last night that it was a long time _____I got to sleep.
A. that B. since C. before D. when
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The store had to ____ a number of clerks because sales were down .
A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down
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________ never to come back before he could make a big fortune, Mike left home without saying a word.
A. Determining B. Determined C. Being determined D. Decided
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— Let's have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to a hot dog.
— ________.
A. I'm afraid so B. It's a deal
C. You've got a point D. My treat
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Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ________，our minds are developed by learning.
A. Probably B. Likely C. Similarly D. Generally
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---What about ____ passage?
---It's too difficult ____ passage for me．
A．a, a B．a, the C．the, a D．the, the
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Everyone would like to see the plan carried out the manager thought of _____ the present situation．
A．solving B．being solved C．to solve D．to be solved
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--- Did Peter come back early last night?
--- Yes. It was not yet eight o’clock _________ he arrived home.
A. when B. that C. until D. before
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We hope that as many people as possible________join us for the picnic tomorrow.
A. need B. can C. must D. should
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The suggestion they all objected to________to be effective finally.
A．proving B．prove C．had proved D．proved
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—Oh, I failed in the exam.
—_______.You still have chance.
A. Take your time B. Don’t lose heart
C. Don’t lose your heart D. No pains, no gains
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The old woman was wandering in the shop. She was ____36 ___; her clothes were torn; she gave off a strong _____37____ of alcohol (酒精) and cigarettes; most of her teeth were ______38__. The image of a miserable person(可怜人) _____39____ before me.
She stopped and asked me for_____40_____. I gave her some change and invited her to lunch. She ______41____, so we went across the street to an outdoor cafe. The waitress was _____42____ by the presence of this woman and didn't want to serve us, but _____43____ herself. The old woman had the lunch so _____44____ that the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to leave, I was feeling pretty _____45____ about myself and then she asked for a _____46____. It was then that I had to face all the _____47____ bias (偏见) I had for this woman. I gave her a passing type of hug (应付差事的拥抱), ______48___ I immediately felt shame. She ______49___ me for lunch and began to leave.
I stood there for a moment and _____50____ I had failed to give this woman the one thing that ____51_____ nothing —love. I caught up with her and asked if I could give her a _____52____ hug and she agreed. I got past the strong smell and gave her the best hug I've ever given to _____53___ .Now I saw a big smile on her face and it lit my path as we ____54____.
The lesson I learned was that if you're going to _____55___, then give it your all and get it right the first time.
1.A. brave B. shy C. attractive D. dirty
2.A. sense B. skill C. smell D. message
3.A. staying B. missing C. growing D. shaking
4.A. appeared B. fell C. changed D. existed
5.A. advice B. gifts C. greetings D. money
6.A. doubted B. agreed C. escaped D. refused
7.A. moved B. questioned C. shocked D. frightened
8.A. allowed B. forced C. warned D. admired
9.A. quickly B. hardly C. freely D. easily
10.A. funny B. cold C. strange D. good
11.A. cigarette B. hug C. coffee D. smile
12.A. serious B. mentioned C. false D. hidden
13.A. but B. so C. though D. because
14.A. praised B. paid C. thanked D. returned
15.A. realized B. dreamt C. forgot D. wondered
16.A. cost B. lost C. deserved D. earned
17.A. friendly B. real C. special D. popular
18.A. myself B. her C. anyone D. nobody
19.A. separated B. met C. rested D. stood
20.A. take B. experience C. charge D. give
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Are you nervous about climbing because you think it's too dangerous? Do you feel you're not fit enough to climb? Do you know how to start climbing?
Let's consider the idea that climbing is dangerous．Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe．Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous．Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity．As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality．
You cannot expect to start climbing straight away．Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time．It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness．Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing? go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period．
Discover as much as you can about climbing．Visit the library and find book, especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation．Look up information on the Internet．Find out about equipment, methods and places to go．
Next, take a course on a climbing wall．There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors．Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course of join a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events.
At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know it was the right thing to do.
1.The article is written by________.
A．a doctor B．an experienced climber
C．a beginner D．a fitness instructor
2.The writer thinks a new climber should________.
A．begin by becoming fit
B．have the courage to meet the challenges
C．be aware of the causes of the accidents
D．do enough sports to get interested in climbing
3.By climbing walls you can________.
A．join a club you like
B．gain controlled experience
C．become qualified instructors
D．take part in group-climbing events
4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means________.
A．the climb B．the training C．the equipment D．the achievement
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The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children．On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special．
However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington．A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909．Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her．It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices（牺牲） and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man．Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day．Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died．
When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card．Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental（伤感的）．Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them．Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child need Dad．
1.The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______．
A．many people celebrate the day B．only America celebrates the day
C．America makes it an official day D．all men are honored in America
2.At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______．
A．Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday
B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19
C．it was decided by the president at that time
D．her mother died on June 19
3.How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?
A．4 B．10 C．14 D．24
4.According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______．
A．was very kind to anyone
B．was the first father honored in 1924
C．did a lot for his daughter
D．always help others by giving money
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The Maldives faces the threat of extinction from rising sea levels, but the government said on Thursday it was looking to the future with plans to build homes and a golf course that float.
An increase in sea levels of just 18 to 59 centimeters would make the Maldives -- a nation of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocean -- virtually uninhabitable by 2100, the UN’s climate change panel has warned.
President Mohamed Nasheed has vowed a fight for survival, and last month he signed a deal with a Dutch company to study proposals for a floating structure that could support a convention centre, homes and an 18-hole golf course. “It is still early stages and we are awaiting a report on the possibility,” a government official said.
The company, Dutch Docklands, is currently building floating developments in the Netherlands and Dubai. There was no immediate comment from the firm but its website said it undertook projects that make “land from water by providing large-scale floating constructions to create similar conditions as on land”.
The Maldives began work on an artificial island known as the Hulhumale near the crowded capital island of Male in 1997 and more than 30,000 people have been settled there to ease congestion. The city, which has a population of 100,000, is already protected from rising sea levels by a 30-million-dollar sea wall, and the government is considering increasingly imaginative ways to combat climate change.
Nasheed, who staged the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting in October to highlight his people’s dilemma , has even spoken of buying land elsewhere in the world to enable Maldivians to relocate if their homes are flooded. He has also pledged the Hulhumale to turn his nation into a model for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral” by 2020. His plan involves ending fossil fuel use and powering all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The Maldives plans to build floating homes for the rising sea level.
B. The Maldives’s president signed a deal with a Dutch company.
C. The Maldives staged the first underwater cabinet meeting.
D. The Maldives is considering ways to fight against the global warming.
2.Which statement is true about the Hulhumale?
A. The Hulhumale is a natural island near the capital of Male.
B. The Hulhumale is an artificial island to be built near the capital.
C. The Hulhumale was built in 1997 and has settled over 30,000 people.
D. The Hulhumale is protected by a 30-million-dollar sea wall.
3.According to the passage, the underlined word congestion means _______.
A. being endangered B. being crowded
C. being flooded D. being disappearing
4.Which of the following is NOT Nasheed’s idea?_______
A. To purchase land elsewhere in the world to help Maldivians to relocate if their homes are flooded.
B. To make his nation a model for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral” by 2020
C. To stop using fossil fuel and power all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources.
D. To build more artificial islands for people to settle there.
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Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”
He points out that differences among households (家庭) exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children.” Stafford said.
Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most – about 21 hours a week.
Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.
Having children increases housework even further. With more than three, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’ 10 hours.
1.According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man ________.
A. takes on heavier work
B. does more housework
C. is the main breadwinner
D. is the master of the house
2.How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?
A. About 28 B. About 26 C. About 13 D. About 6
3.What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?
A. An unmarried man.
B. An older married man.
C. A younger married man.
D. A married man with children.
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请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格填入最恰当的单词。
注意：每空格一个单词。
Eat more, Play more—Weight Less
In the United States, 20 to 40 percent of the adult population have a “weight problem”. To many people, the cause seems obvious: we eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to support this idea.
Several modern studies have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people and that slim people are more active than fat people.
I believe that this shows overweight people can become relatively slim gradually via a progressive program of regular exercise. The key is regular, enjoyable activity.
Use of energy(calories) by the body falls into two categories. The first is energy used for essential bodily functions—digestion, heart beat, breathing—and BMR(新陈代谢). In an average-sized adult, BMR requires about 1400 calories per day.
The second category is energy used for physical activity—standing, walking and all other movements. Together with the BMR, it makes up total calorie use, which should be balanced by food intake for weight to remain stable.
For years now, we have known that dieting—especially severe dieting(400 calories per day, for instance)—decreases BMR. This is the body's defense system to keep energy when food supply is reduced. Unfortunately, it tends to weaken the diet's effects by enabling the body to “get by” on fewer calories. For this reason, I believe that severe dieting is not a good way to lose weight, and all dieting should be seen as a temporary measure.
In addition to helping weight loss and continued weight control, regular exercise has many other features to recommend it. While weight loss by dieting alone results in some loss of muscle as well as fat, weight loss by exercise and moderate dieting leads to an increased proportion（均衡）of muscle mass. The regular exerciser has good heart function too.
Regular exercise helps to raise blood levels of high－density lipoprotein(HDL) and increased exercise leads to increased food intake and thus to increased intake of critical nutrients (营养).
The benefits of eating more because of an increase in physical activity are not widely appreciated. Many people in this country, by actual measurement, have remarkably low calorie intake. Often the amount is so low (1 200 to 1 800 calories a day) that nutritionists worry about the adequacy(足够的)of their vitamin and mineral intake. And too little food, with inadequate fiber content, leads in the old population to chronic constipation(长期便秘)．
To sum up, most Americans still get too little regular exercise, and it is within this group that almost all obesity is found. Severe dieting should not be used as it is unpleasant and tends to be self-defeating. Moderate dieting combined with regular exercise is much more effective and enjoyable. The choice is yours: life on the sofa, nibbling celery or the active, healthy-eating, healthful way.
Title Eat more, Play more—Weight Less
Causes of weight problems ●It's commonly believed that adults' weight problems are due to 1.______ too much, but little scientific evidence 2.______ this idea.
●Studies show that fat people eat less and are 3.______ active than slim people.
4.______of eating enough ●Energy used for essential bodily functions, BMR, and 5.______ activity should be balanced by food intake for weight to remain stable
●Food intake offers 6.______ vitamin and mineral intake and prevents the old from chronic constipation.
Ways of weight loss ●Dieting alone—a temporary measure
●Tending to weaken the diet's effects
●7.______in some loss of muscle as well as fat
●Exercising 8.______ — a recommended way
●Having good heart function
●Helping to raise blood levels of HDL
●Attaining critical nutrients
9.______ ●Doing little exercise has much to do with obesity.
●Severe dieting should be 10.______.
●Moderate dieting as well as regular exercise is much more effective and enjoyable.
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阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
No doubt the planet is warming. Over the last century, the temperature has risen by around one degree Fahrenheit. It’s reported that the global temperatures will rise by 3-10 degrees Fahrenheit—enough to have the polar caps almost melted. If the ice caps melt, buildings, homes and even lives will be under water.
While we know about global warming, what can we do to save the planet? The answer is simpler than supposed. You don’t have to go miles away to protest, or spend much money. Here are several simple steps to begin with.
Firstly, plant a tree.Trees , when fully grown, will keep the plante cooler.
Secondly, reduce pollution. Sometimes as simple as walking instead of taking the car will reduce pollution. Besides stop pollution, you are giving yourself exercise. So whenever you get into your car, just ask yourself, “do I have to make this journey by vehicle?”
When you get a little cold in winter, put a jumper on and don’t adjust the heating. The extra heat produced by homes also affect the planet.
Finally, reduce, reuse and recycle. Only buy what you need and reuse whatever you can, like containers and paper, and recycle what you cannot reuse.
If everyone stuck to these rules, we would be doing a great thing by protecting the Earth. It is our next generation that will feel the effects.
[写作内容]
1. 以约30个词概括这段短文的内容 ;
2. 然后以约120个词就“阻止全球变暖从我做起”进行议论，内容包括：
（1）全球变暖危及人类生存；
（2）阻止全球变暖要从小事做起；
（3）你的做法。
[写作要求]
1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 标题自定。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
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