Bolivia has a population of three and a half million. About one tenth of the total population are white; one-fourth are mixed Indians and white; and more than half are full-blooded Indians. The government and the industries are under the control of the white people.
The Indians today live in much the same way as their ancestors. Most of them are farmers. Many work in the mines, for mining is the most important industry on Bolivia’s. Of all the mining products, tin is the most important, which makes up three-fourths of all Bolivia’s exports. The eastern slopes of the Andes, since there are very few roads there, are fertile but not highly developed. The two primary means of transportation are river boats and porters. East of the hill region is the great plains where tropical plants are grown. A serious problem for Bolivia is the transport of food from the warm regions, where it is grown, to the mountainous regions, where most of the people live.
Bolivia gained its independence from Spain about a hundred years ago. It has been slow in developing, but its rich resources promise a better future in it.
1.The majority of the Bolivian population are __________.
A. full-blooded Indians B. mixed Indian and white
C. white citizens D. all whites and mixed-blooded people
2.The Indian’s way of life today is ___________.
A. quite different from that of their ancestors B. quite interesting
C. almost the same as their ancestors’ D. very exciting
3.The eastern slopes of the Andes is not highly developed because ________.
A. there are thick forests there B. there are very few roads there
C. there are many fine mines there D. they are not fertile enough
4.Bolivia has been slow in developing , but it has hope for a better future because of its ____.
A. mining products B. rich resources
C. independence from Spain D. two primary means of transportation
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Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them.
There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.
Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided.
We should keep away from(远离) all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.
1.________ are formed little by little.
A. Good habits
B. Bad habits
C. Both good habits and bad habits
D. Either good habits or bad habits
2.The underlined word "them" in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A. bad habits B. good habits
C. children D. other persons
3.Generally speaking, it's difficult for one ________ and not easy for them ________ which should be avoided.
A. to form bad habits; to form good habits
B. to form good habits; to get rid of bad habits
C. to form such habits as will be good; to get rid of good habits
D. to get rid of bad habits; to form good habits
4.Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?
A. Because habits are of great help to every one of us.
B. Because a man can never get rid of a habit.
C. Because it's hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits.
D. Because we are forced to do them again and again.
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Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a sixyearold should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said，“I do not write for children. I write for people.”
1.Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _________.
A. some school children could not read with interest.
B. many children's books were interesting
C. children wanted to learn to read
D. a writer for children was wanted
2.People like his books because the books ________.
A. are cheap and easy to get B. were written in different languages
C. are easy and interesting to read D. were written with invented words
3.He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of ________.
A. 50 B. 53
C. 56 D. 87
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.
B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.
C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for sixyearold children.
D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.
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If you live in the United States, the law says you can't have a fulltime job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can't earn(赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people's yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting(织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Riesa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don't have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.
1.Kids can have fulltime jobs at the age of ________ in the USA.
A. 17 B. 14
C. 13 D. 10
2.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?
A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.
B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.
C. Earning one's money is better than asking for money from others.
D. Kids don't need to get along with others when making money.
3.From the passage we know that ________.
A. parents won't let their children earn their own money
B. it's hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA
C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own
D. if kids try to earn money, they won't have enough time to study
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How do you improve your spelling?1.Just as we learn spoken language by hearing lots of people speaking, we learn written language, including spelling, by reading what a lot of people write. Spelling is not about how a word sound, it’s about how it looks on the page, which means you have to look at a lot of words on the page to learn the correct spelling about it.
Make a list of your commonly misspelled words.2.When you get a chance, look it up and put the correct spelling next to it.
3. If you look it up more than once, add it to your personal list.
Write! Write! Write! 4.When you look it up how to spell a word, write it down several times in a row and do it again a day or two later. 5.Write a blog, a journal, e-mails, a novel, anything that will keep you using words and pay special attention as you write to the words that come up wrong.
A. There is no substitute(代替) for reading a lot.
B. Put a mark next to every word you look up in the dictionary.
C. Those of us who spell well have a hard time explaining it, too.
D. Let others read your writings, and ask them to circle misspelled words.
E. You’re trying to build up the motor memory of writing it correctly spelled.
F. The only way to really learn a word is to use it, and that counts for spelling as much as for learning its meaning.
G. When you catch yourself spelling the same word wrong over and over, write it down somewhere.
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Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know ____ you think you are a _____person or a coward (懦 夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question ___ you are tested in real life. Some people _____they are brave but when they come face to face with real ____, they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like ____ .
Lenny had always thought of himself as a ___ person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. ___, on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the ____water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very ____and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, ____ to the woman, and kept her head ___ the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not ____.
When you are in a very ____ situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin（肾上腺素）. ___ adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are ____ to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this ___ , the muscles（肌肉） become very hard and you find you _____move at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. This is ____when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified(惊呆的)”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are ____ frightened that we become stonelike.
1.A. how B. neither C. whether D. either
2.A. brave B. real C. hard D. certain
3.A. when B. until C. after D. once
4.A. realize B. find C. think D. agree
5.A. life B. question C. mouse D. danger
6.A. soldiers B. mice C. heroes D. cowards
7.A. useful B. brave C. nervous D. terrible
8.A. So B. Therefore C. Then D. Actually
9.A. fresh B. poisonous C. warm D. ice-cold
10.A. nervous B. calm C. frightened D. excited
11.A. went B. helped C. spoke D. swam
12.A. in B. under C. above D. from
13.A. an accident B. a mistake C. seventy-eight D. seventy-nine
14.A. dangerous B. comfortable C. different D. favorable
15.A. With B. Without C. For D. Like
16.A. afraid B. unable C. ready D. anxious
17.A. gets B. disappears C. happens D. goes
18.A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
19.A. where B. how C. because D. why
20.A. really B. very C. such D. so
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The earth was just 1. cloud of dust after the “Big Bang”．The earth exploded loudly with fire and rock.2. were in time to produce many things，which were to make the earth’s atmosphere. As the earth cooled down，water began to appear on 3.surface. It allowed the earth to dissolve 4.(harm)gases. Then life began to develop.
Small plants multiplied and filled the first oceans and seas with oxygen. This encouraged the 5. (develop)of early shellfish and fish. Land animals such6.insects，reptiles and dinosaurs appeared after green plants appeared. Small clever animals spread all 7. the earth. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere，8. prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space.9.life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can10. (solve)．
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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。
My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy. He did not want share things with other people. For example, when he bought a chocolate cake, he put them in a secret place where I couldn’t find . Then he ate it all by himself. He never helped other. He said he is busy. That is, a game of tennis making him very busy. He did not care if something he did made people angry. For instance, on one night he played strong and loudly music till four o’clock in the morning. But he is difference now. He often helps grandma with housework, helps mom with cooking and helps his classmate with their lessons.
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假如你是李华。你的美国笔友 即将随其父母来中国，并中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问 有关中秋节的习俗，请你告诉他有关中秋节的习俗。
要点如下: 1 历史悠久。2 中国人独有的传统节日。 3 家庭团圆。4 共进晚餐。 5 吃月饼。 6 赏月。
要求: 1 词数100 左右。 2 可适当添加细节。 3 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
I am glad to know that you are coming to China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here.
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Yours,
Li Hua
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