As ______ child, Salk did not show any interest in ______ medicine or science in general．
A．不填; 不填 B．the; 不填
C．a; 不填 D．a; the
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The Yangtze River, China's longest, has been affected by a severe drought, _____ the lowest level of rainfall this year since 1961．
A．with B．for C．beyond D．besides
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In the US they focus on creative thinking skills, _____ in China they only focus on theory．
A．since B．when C．while D．now that
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—Jenny, did you see the manager ______?
—If I had been there 5 minutes earlier, I would have met him．
A．itself B．him C．herself D．himself
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Production of less expensive car brands like Chery and BYD means more Chinese can ______ cars．
A．recover B．afford C．maintain D．produce
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Coughing _____ also be used for social reasons, such as the coughing before giving a speech．
A．may B．should C．must D．need
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Sitting cross-legged in a manner in which the bottom of a foot ______ toward an Arab is a serious insult．
A．had pointed B．pointed C．have pointed D．is pointing
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Used to TV shows, _____ everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the patience to read a book that requires thinking．
A．which B．what C．where D．when
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China has a growing number of middle-class parents who _____ for years to get their only child into a top school．
A．had been saved B．have saved
C．had saved D．have been saved
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President Obama promised victims of the deadliest accident in 65 years ______ the government would help them．
A．when B．how C．what D．that
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The police said the hackers were just looking to show off and get as much _____ as possible．
A．attitude B．flame C．attention D．dislike
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—Panasonic plans to lay off 35,000 employees globally within 2 years．
—The cuts _____ 9% of the company's staff．
A．make up B．take over
C．hold back D．come out
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Shops have shown little enthusiasm about Father's Day, _____ the active promotion campaigns on Mother's Day．
A．compare with B．compared with
C．to compare with D．having compared with
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Beijing Times reported the regulation, _____, would take effect on Jan．1, 2012．
A．if passing B．if passed
C．if it passed D．if it being passed
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—Would you give it another guess?
—____ —tell me the answer．
A．Let me think B．You never know
C．Never mind D．I give up
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My experience as a first year camp instructor held many things I was expecting, but also a number of things I was not expecting．My36 came from lower-income neighborhoods and schools for an 8-week summer day camp．Many of the kids seemed to37 each other before arriving and those who didn't certainly became friends with each other by the second week of camp．
During the third week of camp, a new camper38 us．He had just gotten out of year-round school, 39 he joined the summer camp a little late．The first week he would40 every morning because he wanted to go home．He complained （报怨）of not having any 41 and he didn't think he would have any fun．
One day the following week he didn't42 to camp．Many of the kids had come up to me and asked me 43 he was and if he was OK．When I told them he stayed home then and that he didn't think anyone 44 him, some of the kids had a 45 look on their face because they knew they hadn't made him feel 46 Thankfully this camper 47 the next day．As he walked over to the area where our group of kids were in the morning times, the entire group stood up and clapped and48 for him．All that day, the kids asked him to49 with them at lunch, be on their teams for games, and stayed in50 with him when we moved to new activities．The．rest of that day, he was happy．
I had the pleasure of51 his mother a few days ago, and she gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for helping him to52 ．She said, "My son told me that you are the instuctor who's always53 to make him feel welcome, and he knows that you54 care for him．And last week for the first time since he's been here, he didn't call me to pick him up55 from camp．Thank you．"
1.A．teachers B．workmates C．campers D．employees
2.A．meet B．help C．comfort D．know
3.A．contacted B．joined C．disturbed D．visited
4.A．but B．before C．so D．since
5.A．smile B．hesitate C．exercise D．cry
6.A．friends B．families C．programmes D．goals
7.A．come B．travel C．drive D．fly
8.A．how B．where C．what D．who
9.A．pleased B．pardened C．noticed D．liked
10.A．quiet B．guilty C．pleasant D．strange
11.A．relaxed B．respected C．welcome D．extraordinary
12.A．showedup B．ranaway C．rangup D．brokeaway
13.A．waited B．prepared C．cheered D．arranged
14.A．play B．sweep C．agree D．sit
15.A．circle B．line C．time D．advance
16.A．meeting B．serving C．consulting D．understanding
17.A．loseheart B．settledown C．fitin D．dropout
18.A．tried B．directed C．promised D．decided
19.A．nearly B．truly C．finally D．suddenly
20.A．hurriedly B．safely C．late D．early
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Ideal for anyone who wants a good time, the Gold Coast is packed with enough fun for everyone in Australia．It's impossible to be bored on the Gold Coast．Below are the attractions;
Dream World
This is a fun place for everyone, whether you are a family with young kids, older kids, or out with your mates．This theme park is actually a series of parks, made up of such places as preschooler heaven Wiggles World and such attractions as Big Brother for inner reality TV fans．Dream World also owns the theme park White Water World．It is possible to buy tickets from Dream World that covers several different parks．
Sea World
Get up close and personal with dolphins, sharks and polar bears．This theme park also offers the right mixture of shows, exhibits, animal fights and thrill rides such as roller coaster．This is a must-see for your Gold Coast adventure．
Warner Bros Movie World
This theme park has the best combination of fast-paced entertainment．Visitors can have fun living as though they're in the movies．Kids will see all their cartoon favourites on parade and in shows．Bigger kids and grown-ups can pretend they're on real movie sets with their favourite action heroes, and then put themselves into some serious action．
How to get there梇ou can easily travel to the Gold Coast by plane．Fly straight into Gold Coast International Airport, or to Brisbane and then catch the '"airtrain" service to the Gold Coast．All of the major airlines have daily flights, some with several per day depending on your departure city．If you want to save money, you can get there by train．
Accommodation—Want something truly unusual? Consider staying in the world's largest residential tower （塔式住宅） and enjoy beautiful views．The accommodation choices on the Gold Coast are just as varied and interesting as the activities, so whether you are a single, couple, family, friends, a large or small group, you will find options perfect for you at TakeABreak．corn．an．
1.From the passage, we know _____．
A．visitors can go t．o the Gold Goast only by air
B．the Gold Coast is famous for its golden beach
C．it is difficult for a family to find a right place to stay
D．the theme park "Sea World" will attract animal lovers
2.Which is NOT included in the theme parks?
A．Children can see their favorite cartoons．
B．Visitors have opportunities to take roller coasters．
C．Some famous movie actors often act with visitors．
D．Visitors can share the joy from animals．
3.This passage is mainly ______．
A．to describe the theme parks in Australia
B．to draw more visitors to go to the Gold Goast
C．to tell some exciting shows, adventures, etc．
D．to introduce how to get to the Gold Coast
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When T was a child I never said, "When T grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here T am．When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clearly clarified path．In fact, no two paths are the same．But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies．
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that position share the qualities of commitment, work ethic （守则） and a strong desire for building something new．And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup．
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur （企业家） from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years．I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with varying degrees of success．And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers．
I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO．Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team．In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other colleagues, where I became a CEO．
Career advice; Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at．Figure out what makes you do so．What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing．．．and then apply it to your work life．Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning．Read more books than you did in college．If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do．
1.What can we know from the first paragraph?
A．The author hasn't achieved his childhood ambition．
B．The author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO．
C．The author had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood．
D．The author believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial to everybody．
2.According to the author, successful CEOs should _____．
A．try not to take risks
B．stay in the same business
C．have a strong sense of creativity
D．save every possible penny
3.What can we know about the author from the passage?
A．His father had far-reaching influence on him．
B．He used to run the consumer product team for AOL．
C．His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success．
D．He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University．
4.Which of the following proverbs may the author agree with according to the last paragraph?
A．Well begun is half done．
B．One is never too old to learn．
C．Time and tide wait for no man．
D．Everything conies to him who waits．
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Britain is set to face an increase in cold winters, with up to one-in-seven hitting the UK with longer periods of time when temperatures are below freezing, a study has suggested．The prediction was based on research that found out how low solar activity affected winter weather patterns．
However, the researchers were eager to stress that their findings did not suggest that the region was about to fall suddenly into a "little ice age"．The findings appear in the journal Environmental Research Letters．"We could get to the point where one-in-seven winters are very cold, as we had at the start of last winter and all through the winter before last," said co-author Mike Lockwood, professor of space environment physics at the University of Reading．
Using the Central England Temperature （CET） record, the world's longest instrumental data series that dates back to 1659, the team said that in general temperatures during recent winters had been obviously lower than the longer-term temperatures．"The mean CET for December, January and February for the recent relatively cold winters of 2008 ~ 2009 and 2009~2010 were 3．50℃ and 2．53℃ respectively," they wrote． "However, the mean value for the previous 20 winters had been 5．04℃．The series of lower winter temperatures in the UK during the last three years had raised questions about the probability of more similar, or even colder, winters occurring in the future．"
Last year．Professor Lockwood and colleagues published a paper that found a link between fewer sunspots and atmospheric conditions that "blocked" warm westerly winds reaching Europe during winter months, opening the way for cold easterly winds from the Arctic and Russia to sweep across the region．Professor Lockwood, while acknowledging that there were a range of possible meteorological factors （气象因素） that could influence blocking events, said the latest study moved things forward by showing that there was "improvement in the predictive skill" when solar activity was taken into consideration．
1.We can know from the second paragraph that _____．
A．research shows that Britain will soon fall into an ice age
B．Mike Lockwood's research focuses on space environment physics
C．it was quite cold in Britain over the entire winter last year
D．so far one-in-seven winters have been very cold in Britain
2.The．underlined word "mean" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to "_____"．
A．average B．stable C．ungenerous D．changeable
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．It was sunspots that blocked warm westerly winds reaching Europe．
B．Meteorological factors hardly have any influence on blocking events．
C．The latest study done by Professor Lockwood was of little practical value．
D．Considering solar activity or not affects the accuracy of weather forecasting．
4.What's the best title of the passage?
A．Another big danger approaching the UK
B．Research finds out solar activity is to blame for the cold
C．UK faces more cold winters due to weaker solar activity
D．Changes in weather patterns should be responsible for low solar activity
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Sitting across from his teacher, Edgar Martinez repeated the word he couldn't quite pronounce: "situation"．The teacher, LisaMojsin, hired to help Martinez reduce his accent, said the word slowly; "Sit-chew-a-shun．" "I wish he had taught me this 20 years ago．" said Martinez, 37, who comes from Mexico and lives in Los Angeles．In private tutoring classes throughout the nation, immigrants are focused on sounding more American．
Accent reduction classes have been around for years, but experts say．"As our workforce becomes more and more global, these classes are becoming more and more popular．" Private tutors said they answer calls almost daily from students, when just a few years ago the phones rang only occasionally．Author Amy Gillett said that sales of her book and CD set, "Speak English Like an American", have increased three times in the last few years．Judy Ravin, President of the Accent Reduction Institute, said she has hundreds of students who follow her program, "Lose Your Accent in 28 Days"．
Though there is a general tolerance for diversity, experts said, reality has made some immigrants who sound different feel unwelcome．If someone speaks with an accent associated with an Asian language, they may work as engineers or computer scientists．If someone speaks with certain Spanish accents, people may think they are recent immigrants working in landscaping or the hospitality industry （招待性行业）．A French accent gives images of romance．An Australian accent brings to mind adventure and fun．
Accent reduction students said they are aware of how they sound and whether their accents limit their job opportunities or spoil their social lives．Jennie Lo, aged 43, said her accent has been an embarrassment．Sometimes people couldn't even understand her when she said her name．While in college in Oklahoma, Lo said she didn't make many friends, tearing that no one could make out her words．Lo is now taking accent reduction classes and hopes to apply for a manager position at work．"I just want to feel good about myself," she said．"If I really work hard, if I practice every day, I can't be perfect．But I can be better．"
1.In the whole passage, the first paragraph serves as a（n） _____．
A．introduction B．comment
C．explanation D．background
2.What does the author want to express in the second paragraph?
A．The effect that popular accent reduction classes have．
B．The fact that accent reduction classes become popular．
C．The steps how accent reduction classes become popular．
D．The reasons why accent reduction classes become popular．
3.If someone speaks with certain Asian accents, people may think _____．
A．they are romantic B．they are hospitality workers
C．they are computer scientists D．they love adventure and fun
4.What is Jennie Lo's attitude towards her taking accent reduction classes?
A．Confident． B．Helpless．
C．Proud． D．Anxious．
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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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to prepare a lecture
Being invited to give a lecture is an honor．It means that people regard you as an authority on a given field, subject, or issue．It means you are worth listening to． 1.________You have to make sure your lecture is interesting, and full of wisdom, from which the audience can take valuable insights．This is why it is important for you to prepare your lecture well．
1．Think of a good topic．
You most likely will be assigned to talk about a certain topic．If that's the case, you only need to make an outline and do some research．But in some cases, you will have to think of your own topic．Although it gives you more freedom to do it, thinking of a topic can be tricky．________2.________ Or pick a topic that is timely and socially relevant．
2．Make an outline for the lecture．
Start by listing down the points that you will discuss, and then fill in each point with subpoints．If necessary, make a research about your topic． 3. But if in so doing you end up with a very long outline, figure how you can shorten the topic or cut where cutting is needed．
3．________4.
Statistics, figures, medical information, historical accounts, and similar information should all be checked and it will save your credibility as an authority on the subject you are talking about．
4．Add humor．
Don't engage your audience in a dragging soliloquy （独白）．________5. Humor will interest your audience．Of course, make sure the elements in your lecture are in line with your main topic and are not nonsense, racial, and offensive jokes．
A．Check your lecture for accuracy．
B．Giving a lecture is challenging, though．
C．If necessary, provide your contact information, such as an email address or blog site．
D．Instead, make your audience smile, or burst into laughter at certain points in your discussion．
E．To make it easier, consider what will interest your audience．
F．It should summarize your whole talk in one sentence．
G．Don't be afraid of exploring the topic, as this will allow you to discover other points that need discussion．
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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。
Different students hold different view on whether we should start a blog on the Internet． Some believe it can provide with a colorful stage for students to show their talents．Also, it's nice way to help them relieving pressure．However, other have an opposite opinion over it． They thought managing a blog will take much time and energy．Personally, I do approve of students having their own blogs．Nowadays, the Internet is playing an important part to our life．As high school students, it's necessary to learn and make the most of it．In fact, whether it's good or bad depend on how we employ it．If we can take fully advantage of it but avoid its negative effects, we can surely benefit a lot from it．
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据报道，某大学生演了排队占座“大战”。为了在空调教室中争得一个学习的座位，数百人从晚上11点开始在教学楼前通宵排队，两名学生甚至带上了蚊帐搭成简易帐篷。请你就此现象用英语写一篇短文，包括下列要点：
1．简单介绍此现象；
2．你对此现象的看法：
（1）通宵排队不值得；
（2）影响白天的学习效率。
3．你的建议（学校和学生两个方面）……
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：有空调的air-conditioned 效率efficiency
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