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The Town Zoo
Zoo rules
1. Stay behind the yellow line.
2. Do not feed the animals.
3. Do not put your fingers through the fences(栅栏).
4. Do not bring balloons into the zoo.
5. Do not play ball games or ride bicycles in the zoo.
6. Do not shout or clap your hands. This may frighten the animals.
7. Keep the zoo clean. Eat only in the eating areas.
Tip for visitors
Some animals take a midday nap(小睡). If you cannot see them, come back later.
Entrance fee
Adults
$20
Children under 12
$8
Students under 18
$12
Senior citizens over 60
$10
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9：00 a.m.～4：00p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 10：00 a.m.～5：00 pm
1. If visitors can not see the animals, the animals may be______.
A. playing B. eating C. acting D. sleeping
2.Jack is eight years old. He goes to the zoo with his 58-year-old grandfather．How much should they pay for visiting the zoo?
A. $18. B. $22. C. $28. D. $32.
3. What should we do in order not to frighten the animals?
A. We should ride bikes. B. We should keep quiet.
C. Ｗe should feed the
animals. D. We should keep the zoo clean.难度: 中等查看答案及解析
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The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2009. The whole school was filled with an English learning a
tmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities. Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated(装饰) them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.
The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers presented (上演) a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won storms of applause.
One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”
1. In this passage, the English week is described as__________.
A. surprising B. boring C. enjoyable D. serious
2. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. All the students took part in the handwriting contest (比赛).
B. The stor
y writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.C. The English show was the most important event.
D. Teachers also took part in the English week.
3.What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean?
A. Noise B. Cheer C. Sound D. Music
4.What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage?
A. The activities are a good way to learn English.
B. Students usually don’t like English.
C. The activities last longer.
D. Learning English in the classroom is invaluable.
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Paul and I live in the same building. His room is on the sixth floor but mine is on the fifth. He’s very careless and sometimes he gets into trouble.
Last Friday afternoon the young man and his friends went to spend the weekend on a wild island. They could swim, fish, play the guitar and sleep in the quiet place at night. They enjoyed themselves there and could do anything they wanted. On the third morning they decided to get back to the land. But their boat hit a rock and soon went down. With the villagers’ help, they swam to the bank. Luckily none of them was hurt. They took a taxi and half an hour later they arrived at our town, but it was two in the night. The young man was hungry and thirsty. He wished to get home as soon as possible. Something was wrong with the lift, so he had to go up the stairs. He stopped by my door and brought out a key. Of course he could not open the door. Half an hour passed but he failed. He became angry and shouted, “I’ll cut you down with a knife!”
The noise woke me up and I opened the door. I understood at once what was happening and said, “You’re trying to open a wrong door, Paul!”
“Sorry, I can’t agree with you, Charlie!” said the young man, “It’s my room. You’ve entered it by mistake!”
1. Paul and his friends enjoyed themselves on the island because ______.
A. It was very quiet there
B. there were many fish there
C. they could forget all the trouble
D. they could do what they wanted
2. Paul couldn’t open the door because ______.
A. it wasn’t his room B. he couldn’t find the right key
C. he didn’t find the keyhole D. he was too hungry to do it
3.Charlie opened the door
to ______.A. help Paul B. stop Paul making the noise
C. see what happened outside D. call the police station
4.Which of the follow
ing is WRONG?A. Paul thought he did right.
B. Paul didn’t know where he lived.
C. Paul stopped by a door on the fifth floor.
D. Paul thought he had reached the sixth
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If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.
Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty(不确定) in such positive（积极的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.
When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨询）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school（研究院）. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.
She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent.
The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.
1. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.
A. being out of work is a sad thing
B. uncertainty is what makes life interesting
C. life in a film is more exciting than real life
D. chance never appears when we need it
2. What troubles Allison after graduation?
A. She couldn’t find a well-paid job.
B. She had no money to start a business.
C. She was not sure what to do.
D. She didn’t score high enough for graduate school.
3.How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?
A. Uncertain. B. Amazed. C. Sorry. D. Satisfied.
4.What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
A. How to deal with uncertainty.
B. What role uncertainty plays in life.
C. Why people fear uncertainty.
D. Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.
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阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
Beggars are often seen sitting under blankets as people walk past them in Cambridge’s market center. Some ask passers-by(路人) for change and some just sit and wait to be given money．
To solve the problem of begging, an “alternative giving” plan has been suggested. Ten blue money boxes will be placed in busy places such as the market and the railway station. The aim is to encourage people not to give money directly(直接地) to beggars but instead to give generously to the local people who are homeless．
Different people have different opinions. Supporters of this plan think it will be a good way to solve the beggars’ alcohol and drug problems(酗酒和吸毒). But the police don’t support it. They argue that beggars who do not receive cash（现金）may turn to criminality( 犯罪). The homeless charity “Crisis” said the success of any plan will
depend on its style. They think that imaginative and positive(积极的) plans can help create local understanding and sympathy（同情心）. Most of the beggars don’t like the plan because they think they will not get enough money from the boxes for their showers, food, and clothes.Begging is a big social problem both in developing and developed countries. Governments must play a big role in working out this problem. Training beggars to work and helping them to find jobs is a good way. This is true for developing countries where many simple jobs exist. People should also be educated to see beggars not as dirty and dangerous, but as people who need understanding and help.
1.________ problem
Introduction to the begging problem
Some beggars ask 2.________ for money.
Some beggars just sit and wait to be given money.
An “alternative plan” to the problem
I In some busy places, ten blue boxes will be placed to 3._____________people to give money to local homeless people.
Different 4.____ on the suggested plan
Supporters think it very good to solve the problems.
The police oppose(反对) the plan arguing that the beggars may turn to criminality5._____ of lack(缺少) of cash.
T
he homeless charity said that it remains to be seen whether this plan would work well.Most of the beggars 6._____ the plan because the money that they will get from the box will not be enough. They can’t 7.____ their showers, food and clothes.
8._____to deal
with the problem
Governments must be active in 9.____this problem by training beggars to work and helping them to find proper jobs．
The public shouldn't look 10._____upon beggars but understand and help them.
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animals. D. We should keep the zoo clean.
tmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities. Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated(装饰) them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!
y writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.
to ______.
ing is WRONG?
t________10.________ to develop.