Let us suppose it is now about A.D. 2060. let’s make believe it is about fifty years from now. of course, things have changed and life is very different.
Voyages to the moon are being made every day. It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe. At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built. The hotels are air-conditioned, naturally. In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of young and old.
What are people eating now? People are still eating food. They haven’t yet started to take on heir(继承) supply of energy directly as electrical current or as nuclear power. They may some day. But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.
Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet’s surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated(灌溉) with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests. The harvest is always good.
Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.
People are now largely vegetarians(素食者). You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animal decreases. Therefore, the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases. No one has to be ill any more.
Such would be our life in 2060.
1. According to the text, what will be on the moon in about A.D.2060?
A. Many other animals. B. Many tourists.
C. Many plants. D. A sea.
2. What will people eat in 2060 according to the text?
A. Foods in pill form. B. Foods in gas form.
C. Biscuits in pill form. D. Foods in water form.
3.Why are people largely vegetarians in 2060?
A. There are fewer animals existing on earth.
B. People don’t like to eat meat.
C. People no longer need food.
D. People are healthy enough.
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King's College Summer School
King's College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King' s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.
More information is as follows:
| Application date Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2015. Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2015. Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2015. | Courses English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours American History: 16 hours American Culture: 16 hours |
| Steps A letter of self-introduction A letter of recommendation(推荐) ﹡ The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. | Cost Daily lessons: $200 Sports and activities: $100 Travels: $200 Hotel service: $400 ﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
| Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King' s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo.com |
1.You can most probably read the text in _______.
A. a textbook B. a travel guide
C. a newspaper D. a telephone book
2.Which of the following is true about King' s College Summer School?
A. Only top students can take part in the program.
B. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.
C. King' s College Summer School is run every other year.
D. Only the teachers of King' s College give courses.
3.King’s College Summer School offers the following courses except _______.
A. English Language B. American History
C. American Culture D. American Geography
4.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _______.
A. $200 B. $400 C. $900 D. $500
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It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
1.DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ______.
A. support his family
B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business
D. do some research
2. What can we learn about their first shop?
A. It stood at an unfavorable place.
B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.
C. It made no profits due to poor management.
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.
3.They decided to open a second store because they _______.
A. had enough money to do it
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D. wanted to make believe that they were successful
4.What contribute most to their success according to the author?
A. Learning by trial and error.
B. Making friends with suppliers.
C. Finding a good partner
D. Opening chain stores.
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Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers hoping to sell their products.
The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's life. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.
It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing: no choice, no anxiety.
1. What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1?
A. The exercise of rights is a luxury.
B. The practice of choice is difficult.
C. The right of choice is given but at a price.
D. Choice and right exist at the same time.
2. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?
A. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.
B. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.
C. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.
D. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.
3.By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove _______.
A. advanced products meet the needs of people
B. products of the latest design flood the market
C. competitions are fierce in high-tech industry
D. everyday goods need to be replaced often
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The variety of choices in modern society.
B. The opinions on people's right in different countries.
C. The problem about the availability of everyday goods.
D. The helplessness in purchasing decisions.
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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。 其中有两项为多余选项。
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
1. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. Still others keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases hormones (荷尔蒙) which speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. 2.
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
__3.__ They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “4. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. 5.
A. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.
B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.
C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.
D. Anger may cause you a cancer.
E. Do not express your anger while angr feel from time to time.
G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C 和 D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dawson was an old grouch (脾气坏的人), which everyone in town knew. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious , even off the ground, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.
One Friday, 12-year-old Jane and her friend Amy were on the way to Amy’s house, but as they got close Jane saw Dawson sitting on his front porch (前廊) and they cross over to the other side of the street. She was of the old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.
Amy said not to worry, Mr. Dawson wouldn’t hurt anyone. , Jane was growing more nervous with each step to the man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown (皱眉), but when he saw Amy, a broad changed his entire face as he said, “Hello, Miss Amy. You’ve got a little friend with you today.”
Amy smiled back and told him Jane was staying overnight and that they were going to play games. Dawson said that sounded fun, and them each a fresh apple off his tree. They gladly accepted. Dawson had the best apples in town.
When they got Dawson’s earshot (听力范围), Jane asked, “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town. he was so nice to us?”
Amy explained that at first he wasn’t friendly and she was afraid of him, but she he was wearing an invisible (看不见的) smile, so she always smiled at him. It took a while, but one day he -smiled back at her.
After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started to her. Just a “hello” at first, then more, and now always plus an apple.
“An invisible smile?” Jane.
“Yes. My grandma said if I pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back, sooner or later he would really smile. Grandma says are contagious (传染的).”
We’re always trying to accomplish so much, getting groceries, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn… It’s so easy to get in everyday life that we forget how it can be to bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile away so little effort and time. Let’s make sure that we are not the one that have to pretend is wearing an invisible smile.
1.A. pear B. grape C. banana D. apple
2.A. suggested B. thought C. planned D. ordered
3.A. ashamed B. scared C. curious D. proud
4.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Moreover D. Still
5.A. closely B. faraway C. further D. closer
6.A. face B. mind C. smile D. heart
7.A. offered B. suggested C. supplied D. provided
8.A. within B. out of C. despite D. over
9.A. How come B. What if C. Why D. Now that
10.A. found B. realized C. pretended D. forgot
11.A. on B. back C. again D. after
12.A. really B. happily C. all D. half
13.A. talking B. looking C. waving D. nodding
14.A. questioned B. replied C. surprised D. laughed
15.A. feelings B. apples C. smiles D. talks
16.A. on the phone B. on the go C. in the way D. on one foot
17.A. beaten up B. cut down C. caught up D. picked up
18.A. necessary B. simple C. complicated D. scary
19.A. leaves B. makes C. takes D. leads
20.A. we B. one C. who D. others
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About 270 million people in rural areas in China have no ______ to safe drinking water.
A. entrance B. access C. solutions D. sources
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I was ______ them about my travels ______ she broke in with a story of her own.
A. to tell; while B. about to tell; when
C. was going to; while D. telling; while
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He got up late and hurried to his office, _______ the breakfast untouched.
A. left B. to leave C. leaving D. having left
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The measure has saved many rare animals which would ______ have died out.
A. therefore B. anyhow C. furthermore D. otherwise
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No sooner had he arrived than he ______ to complain about the terrible weather.
A. began B. would begin C. had begun D. begins
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With all the money ______, the man had to make a living by begging.
A. run out B. to run out C. used up D. to use up
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—May I help you?
— Yes, I’d like to try on some sports jackets just like ______ I’m wearing.
A. it B. one C. the one D. which
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John has really got the job because he showed me the official letter ______ him it.
A. offered B. offering C. to offer D. to be offered
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Hot ______ the night air was, we slept soundly after the long tiring journey.
A. although B. as C. while D. however
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______ in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the check in the car.
A. Waiting B. To wait
C. Having waited D. To have waited
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题纸1～10的相应位置上。
My friend Herbert has always been fat, but things got so bad recently 1. he decided to go 2. a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods that were forbidden. The list included most of the things Herbert loves: butter, potatoes, beer, milk, chocolate and sweets. Yesterday I paid him 3. visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat 4. ever. He 5. (lead) me into his room and 6. (hurried) hid a large parcel under his desk. 7. was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When 8. (ask) what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. His 9. (explain) was that his diet was so strict that he had to reward 10. occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!
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根据所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词,并将答案填写在答题纸标号为1～10的相应位置上）
1.In the end, he achieved his ___________(抱负) of competing in the Olympic Games.
2.My hometown has ______________（见证）great changes.
3.I feel much ______________(同情) for those homeless people on the street.
4.Finally the game had to be ______________(放弃) due to bad weather.
5.Anyone with common sense knows fresh air is _____________(有益的) to our health.
6.He __________(逃离) Hong Kong in 1940 before it fell to Japanese forces.
7.Much to his ______________(满意), we finished the work ahead of time.
8.The singer was ________________(为……伴奏) on the piano by her sister.
9.Your __________________(鼓励) has made me more confident in my future.
10.This species of butterfly is widely _________________(分布) over our country.
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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。
The main purpose of newspapers are to provide news. If you examine newspapers closely, you will find there are all sort of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, sports, books, etc. The news cover everything happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there is news which is very interested. A news report is usual short, except when it is very important, but has a plenty of information. It is also writing in short paragraph. The first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news. It gives all the necessary informations, what , when, where, how, and why.
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中学生英语报社正开展一场题为”Young teachers or elderly teachers, which do you prefer?”的讨论活动。请你依据下面表格所提供的要点写一篇短文，向该报社投稿。
老年教师: 教学耐心．讲解细致．经验丰富
青年教师: 精力充沛．教学活泼．勇于创新
你的观点?
注意：1.词数100左右。开头语已为你写好，不计入总数。
Opinions are divided on this question. _____________________________
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