Where does the conversation take place?
A. At the customs. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hotel.
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What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Classmates.
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What can we learn from the talk?
A. Mr. Wood lost his wallet. B. Carl works in a post office.
C. Mr. Wood is going to pick up his wallet.
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When does this conversation take place?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
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What does Jack’s girlfriend do?
A. She plays the piano. B. She organizes concerts. C. She sells pianos.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What magazine does the man take besides Morning Post?
A. Newsweek. B. New Yorkers. C. New Scientists.
2.What’s the price for Morning Post?
A. One dollar. B. One and a half dollars. C. Three dollars and fifty.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When will the man go mountain climbing?
A. The summer holiday. B. In a fortnight. C. Next weekend.
2.How does one benefit from mountain climbing?
A. It can build muscles. B. It can build strength and balance.
C. It can improve confidence and balance.
3.What can we learn from the conversation?
A. Jessie will go mountain climbing with David.
B. Jessie suggests David take some instructional courses.
C. A partner is needed to manage the climbing rope for the climber.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where do the two speakers work?
A. In a plant in Chicago. B. In a large company. C. In an office in Atlanta.
2.Who has risen to a higher position?
A. Jim has. B. Marta has. C. Both Jim and Marta have.
3.Why does the woman want to go on with her work in the office?
A. She is fond of writing notices.
B. She is still new in her position.
C. She hopes to keep in close touch with her superiors.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does Jane think of her trip to the West Coast?
A. It was wonderful. B. It was terrible. C. We don’t know.
2.What’s the disadvantage of Los Angeles?
A. It is noisy. B. The weather is hot.
C. There is no subway and the bus service is terrible.
3.What’s the weather in San Francisco?
A. Warm and nice.
B. Cool but comfortable.
C. A little cold.
4.Why is it easy to go around in San Francisco?
A. Because it is small and the transportation is good.
B. Because it has subways.
C. Because it has a smaller population.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What can we learn about North Dakota?
A. A block party is an early sign of summer there.
B. Indoor sports are popular in winter.
C. Winter snows are usually deep there.
2.What do the people in North Dakota think of the season of winter?
A. Quiet and satisfying. B. Long and boring. C. Short but exciting.
3.What can we learn about the people in North Dakota?
A. They like answering questions.
B. They have various interests.
C. They dislike answering questions.
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March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.
SongKran--Thailand
Dates: 13th-15th, April
In Thailand, it’s time to celebrate the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain many people have been looking forward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran，when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray(喷，洒）everyone who walks past. If you walk on the streets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!
Naghol--Vanuatu
Dates: Every Saturday from April to May
Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the people’s diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines(藤条) attached to their ankles(脚踝). The divers’ heads have to lightly touch the ground when they jump---something very dangerous if the vines are not measured properly.
Cherry Blossom Viewing ---Japan
Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.
The cherry blossom season has huge importance to the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣）fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. This is one of the most beautiful things to see. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.
1.What does the underlined word “soaked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. tired B. interested C. wet D. crazy
2.The writer thinks that the “land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because ___________.
A. the divers may injure their heads if the vines aren’t measured properly
B. the divers’ ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightly
C. the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines break
D. the divers may bump into(撞在…上)the wooden tower on the way down
3.We can learn from the passage that__________________.
A. people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom season
B. the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearly
C. the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in Japan
D. the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in Japan
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Looking almost as fresh as the day it was bought, this McDonald’s Happy Meal is in fact six months old. Photographed every day for the past six months by Manhattan artist Sally Davies, the kids meal of fries and burger hasn’t any signs of mould(霉菌) or decay(腐烂).
Sally put the Happy Meal on a shelf in her apartment and watched it with increasing shock. Even her dogs stopped trying to steal a free tasty snack.
“I bought the meal on April 10 this year and brought home to see how it changed,” she said. “I chose McDonald’s because it was nearest to my house, but the project could have been about any other fast food. The first thing that shocked me on the second day of the experiment was that it no longer gave out any smell. And my dogs stopped circling the shelf.”
Sally expected the food to go mouldy after a few days. In fact, Mrs. Davies’ surprise turned to shock as the food still had not shown any signs of decay after two weeks. “It was then that I realized that something strange might be going on with this food that I had bought,” she explained. “The appearance of the food did not change as the weeks turned to months. And now, at six months old, the food is plastic to touch. The only change that I can see is that it has become as hard as a rock.”
The experiment has brought her amusement rather than fear. “Maybe I would be frightened at seeing this if I were a meat eater.” she said.
1.Sally Davies kept the record of the McDonald’s Happy Meal by_________.
A. touching it
B. drawing pictures of it
C. smelling it
D. taking photos of it
2.Mrs. Davies didn’t have the feeling of fear because _________.
A. the experiment could prove nothing
B. she was a brave person
C. she didn’t eat any meat
D. this was not the case with all fast food
3.Before the experiment, Sally Davies had thought the food would_________.
A. turn into plastic
B. become tasteless
C. be covered with mould
D. be stolen by her dog
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. McDonald is the most convenient food
B. McDonald’s Happy Meal tends to get bad easily
C. How to store the kids meal of fries and burger.
D. McDonald’s Happy Meal shows no sign of decay after six months
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Ecuador is located in the western corner at the top of the South American continent. Ecuador，the smallest country in South America，is named after the Equator (赤道)，the imaginary line around the Earth that divides the country into two. Most of the country is in the Southern Hemisphere(半球)．Ecuador is about the size of Colorado and is bordered by the South American countries Colombia and Peru. The Galapagos Islands, 596 miles west of the mainland of Ecuador，are part of Ecuador and are home to many unique birds and plants. The Costa, or coastal plain region, is where many of the world’s bananas are grown. The Sierra is also made up of farmland. The Oriente is east of the Andes and is rich in oil.
Ecuador is considered to be one of the most diverse(多样的) areas of the world. There are some 25,000 plant species and over 1,600 known bird species. Ecuador has nine national parks，including the Galapagos Islands. These 18 islands are home to some of the most amazing creatures. This is where Charles Darwin noticed the diversity of species and began to study evolution.
Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire until the Spanish arrived and claimed the country as a Spanish colony. For three hundred years the Spanish controlled Ecuador. In 1822，Ecuador became independent of Spain.
About 10 percent of Ecuador’s population is of European origin. About 25 percent of the population belongs to native cultures and the rest is of mostly mixed ethnicity(混合民族)．Many of the native people are farmers and only grow enough food for their family.
1.The passage mainly talks about________.
A. the geography, climate and plant species of Ecuador
B. the natural environment and economy of Ecuador
C. the geography, nature, history and population of Ecuador
D. the nature, history and agriculture of Ecuador
2.What can we know from the passage?
A. Many special birds and plants can be seen in Ecuador.
B. Ecuador is mainly made up of farmland.
C. Ecuador is the largest producer of bananas around the world.
D. Ecuador is one of the largest exporters of oil in South America.
3.It is implied in the passage that Ecuador’s diversity of species________.
A. attracts many visitors each year
B. has made Ecuador famous all over the world
C. led to the setting up of Ecuador’s national parks
D. inspired Charles Darwin to study evolution
4.Which group makes up the main part of Ecuador’s population?
A. Natives. B. People of mixed ethnicity.
C. People of European origin. D. Spanish people.
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A black hole is created when a large star burns out. Like our sun, stars are unbelievably hot furnaces(熔炉) that burn their own matter as fuel. When most of the fuel is used up, the star begins to die.
The death of a star is not a quiet event. First there is a huge explosion. As its outer layer is blasted off into space, the dying star shines as brightly as a billion suns.
After the explosion, gravity pulls in what's left of the star. As the outside of the star sinks toward the center, the star gets smaller and smaller. The material the star is made of becomes tightly packed together. A star is so solid that a teaspoon of matter from it weighs billion of pounds.
The more the star shrinks(收缩), the stronger the gravity inside it becomes. Soon the star is very tiny, and the gravity pulling it in is unbelievably strong. In fact, the gravity is so strong that it even pulls light into the star! Since all the light is pulled in, none can go out. The star becomes black when there is no light. Then a black hole is born!
That's what we know about black holes. What we don't know is this: What happens inside a black hole after the star has been squeezed into a tiny ball? Does it keep getting smaller and smaller forever? Such a possibility is hard to imagine.
But if the black hole doesn't keep shrinking, what happens to it? Some scientists think black holes are like doorways to another world. They say that as the star disappears from our universe, it goes into another universe. In other words a black hole in our universe could turn into a "white hole" in a different universe. As the black hole swallows(吞噬) light, the white hole shines brightly--somewhere else. But where? A different place, perhaps, or a different time--many years in the past or future.
Could you travel through a black hole? Right now, no. Nothing we know of could go into a black hole without being crushed(挤压). So far the time being, black hole must remain a mystery.
Black holes are a mystery--but that hasn't stopped scientists from dreaming about them. One scientist suggested that in the future we might make use of the power of black holes. They would supply all of Earth's energy needs, with plenty to spare. Another scientist wondered if a black hole could some day be used to swallow earthly waste--a sort of huge waste disposal(处理) in the sky!
1.When the star begins to die ______.
A. there is no fuel left in it B. a huge explosion will happen
C. its outer layer goes into space first D. it doesn't give off light any longer
2.Which of the following doesn't help produce a black hole?
A. The dying star shines very brightly.
B. The light can't go out of the star.
C. The star becomes smaller and smaller
D. The gravity inside the star is very strong.
3.The black hole ______.
A. continues becoming smaller and smaller all the time
B. goes into another universe and becomes a white hole
C. will appear at another place at a different time
D. can pull in everything we know of in the world
4.What's the best title for this passage?
A. A New Scientific Discovery: Black Holes B. What Are Black Holes?
C. What Are Black Holes? How Do Black Holes Come Into Being? D. Travel Through A Black Hole
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NBA basketball players devote much of their lives to preparing for games. This preparation, which includes studying game films, practicing skills and treating injuries, is essential because of the pressure-packed nature of their profession.
1.Generally, on the day of a game, players get together in the morning for an hour shooting and also review films of the opponent(对手) of that night. 2.Players receive treatments for injuries, put on their uniforms, discuss strategies(策略) with coaches and warm up during the remaining time before the game gets underway. As thousands of people cheer them on, a team’s best players will play 40 or more minutes during the game. After the game, some players stick around to lift weights before showering and heading home.
3.They must leave their families at home, spend hours on planes travelling around the country and try to stay rested while sleeping at a different hotel every night. The NBA’s 82-game regular season is tiring. 4.So many players focus on recuperating(恢复) for at least part of the off-season. Other players, may work on recovering from surgery to correct injuries.
Week before the training camp, NBA basketball players start getting back in shape for the upcoming season. 5.Younger players often take part in developmental leagues during the summer months to increase their chances of getting onto an NBA team.
A.Following lunch, many players take a nap and eat a pre-game meal before arriving at the field.
B.The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946.
C.It consists of 30 teams, 29 in the US and 1 in Canada.
D.Trips can be difficult for NBA basketball players.
E.It can even make the best-conditioned athletes tired
F.An NBA basketball player’s typical workday routine varies based on his team’s schedule of games.
G.The preparation may involve practicing basketball skills and lifting weights.
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Dear Seth,
You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you ______ , I hope you will find something ______ in what I am going to share with you.
Life can be ______.There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll ______ you because you are different, ______ for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be ______ by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much. But such things ______ .
Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty(残忍) and ______ in your journey through life, but don’t let that ______ you from finding new things. Don’t retreat(退却) from life, and don’t ______ or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences and new people. You will ______ many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will ______ many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to ______ .
You will meet many people who will try to do ______ than you, in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on… To ______ , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a ______ . If you always try your best to ______ others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life ______ and you will make it a journey of ______ of learning and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are ______ a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.
Love,
Dad
1.A. cheer up B. show up C. bring up D. grow up
2.A. valuable B. familiar C. normal D. novel
3.A. peaceful B. gentle C. equal D. unkind
4.A. run after B. look at C. look after D. laugh at
5.A. or B. so C. if D. but
6.A. impressed B. hurt C. found D. accepted
7.A. happen B. work C. matter D. disappear
8.A. pain B. difference C. hope D. luck
9.A. prevent B. encourage C. protect D. choose
10.A. forgive B. compete C. struggle D. hide
11.A. escape B. prepare C. seek D. fail
12.A. take B. enjoy C. miss D. meet
13.A. sorrow B. action C. success D. curiosity
14.A. faster B. earlier C. less D. better
15.A. him B. me C. you D. them
16.A. dream B. bet C. journey D. challenge
17.A. change B. pardon C. beat D. follow
18.A. somewhere B. instead C. though D. afterwards
19.A. patience B. cruelty C. happiness D. quietness
20.A. spotting B. starting C. permitting D. destroying
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Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snakes meat in 1. (vary) flavors(风味) is often seen in restaurant ads. 2.(eat) snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven't eaten snake yet, you 3. (consider) “out of date”. But I wonder 4. all the trends are worth following. Some people may defend(辩护) themselves 5. saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people don't realize that many parasites(寄生虫)which do 6.harmful) to our health are found inside snakes.
According to a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as 7. (more) as tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warn us that if no action is taken, 8. number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, 9. will result in a decrease of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?
So let's start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect 10.”.
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A
Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, 1. the earth, it 2. later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be 3. to the development of life. 4. many scientists believe is that the continued presence of water allowed the earth to dissolve 5. gases and acids into the oceans and seas.
B
Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget 6. Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you’re in Canada’s warmest part. People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city, 7. by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky mountains and sailing in the harbor make Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities 8. in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are 9. tall, some 10. over 90 metres.
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1.人类的行为导致了我们的环境污染的这个事实我们都知道。（同位语从句）
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2.你昨天在会上说的话让我们感到振奋。(what引导的主语从句)
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3.暴雨导致了连锁反应，最后造成了好多座桥梁被毁。（用定语从句翻译）
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4.他发现在这座城市谋生很难。（it作形式宾语）
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5.如果你在考试中作弊，学校是不会就这样放过你的。(情态动词,get away with）
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假如你叫李华，你的朋友Joe 将从英国到你的家乡海口旅游。她来信询问有关海口的基本情况。请你给她写封E-mail。信的内容包括：
（一） 海口的基本情况
1. 地理位置 2. 人口（227.21万人）
3. 面积（2304.84平方公里）
4. 气候
(二）至少介绍两个著名景点
注意：1. 词数：100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Joe,
I am so excited to know that you will come to Haikou…
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Looking forward to your arrival!
Yours,
Li Hua
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