What will the man do first?
A. Work overtime. B. Walk the dog. C. Do some exercise.
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What is Stan's job?
A. A chef. B. A teacher. C. A photographer.
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Why does the woman call?
A. To offer assistance. B. To cancel a meeting. C. To make an apology.
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What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Wait for the dining cart. B. Buy some sandwiches. C. Have some drinks.
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How many children did the man take to the beach?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does the woman suggest doing first?
A. Going bowling. B. Seeing a film. C. Going on a trip.
2.What time does the woman want to come back?
A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Brother and sister. C. Father and daughter
2.What are the speakers talking about?
A. A ship. B. A tower. C. A car park
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Which pile will the woman put the old toys with?
A. The books. B. The letters. C. The records
2.How will the woman deal with the old letters?
A. By keeping them. B. By throwing them away C. By giving them away
3.Who will use the baseball bat?
A. The woman's kid. B. The woman's nephew. C. The woman's neighbor
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does the woman' s job involve?
A. Making the guest list. B. Preparing the clothing C. Booking the photographer
2.Why do most people hire a planner for their weddings?
A. To save time. B. To lower the costs. C. To make it organized
3.What did the woman do before?
A. She ran a restaurant.
B. She planned the open-air event.
C. She volunteered for an organization.
4.How did the woman attract customers?
A. By taking wedding courses.
B. By presenting beautiful pictures,
C. By showing them written references.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.When does the exchange program probably start?
A. In March. B. In November. C. In December
2.How was the school life in France different from that in England?
A. They had shorter lunch breaks.
B. They had more subjects.
C. They had longer school days.
3.What does the speaker think is the most important thing?
A. Staying with the host family.
B. Improving the language skills.
C. Enjoying a different lifestyle.
4.Why does the speaker give the talk?
A. To advertise a program.
B. To share his experience.
C. To compare different school lives.
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CROSS IT OFF YOUR BUCKET LIST!
Any time is the right time to visit Grand Central Terminal! Located at the intersection of Park Avenue and 42nd Street, the terminal is easily accessible on foot, by subway, by bus and by Metro-North train.
Please note that the terminal does not offer luggage storage. Please plan ahead.
Plan your visit & things to do
·Take a tour! You can see the most famous terminal.
·Head upstairs if you're looking for dinner under the stars at Cipriani Dolci or Michael Jordan's The Steak House N. Y. C. or a cocktail at The Campbell.
·Head downstairs if you're looking for a quick bite in the Dining Concourse. Shake Shack burger or a memorable meal at the historic Oyster Bar & Restaurant, anyone?
·Head to Grand Central Market if you're looking for a unique shopping experience. Enjoy a great meal at local vendors(摊贩)like Murray' s Cheese, Eli Zabar's Farm to Table and Pescatore Seafood Company.
Accessibility: The terminal is accessible to visitors with disabilities, but does not provide wheelchair rentals.
Audio (声音的 ) tours
Orpheo's state-of-the-art audio device(设备) and headset comes with a map of the terminal for just $9 per adult and $7 discounted(seniors, military, students, kids).
The audio tour is also available seven days a week(closed only on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day) at the tours office in the Graybar Passage. Hours are 9 am to 6 pm, but may be extended during the holidays. The self-guided tour can last as short as 30 minutes to just over an hour.
Docent-led (有讲解员带领的) tours
The tour lasts 75 minutes. The cost is $30 for adults or $20 for seniors(65+) , students and kids. Hours are 9 am to 6 pm, but may be extended during the holidays. Space is limited.
1.Where can tourists go when visiting Grand Central Market?
A. The Campbell. B. Cipriani Dolci.
C. Eli Zabar's Farm to Table. D. The historic Oyster Bar & Restaurant
2.What can be offered by the terminal?
A. Luggage storage. B. Free audio devices.
C. Wheelchair rentals. D. Travel discount for students
3.What do audio tours and docent-led tours have in common?
A. Each of their tours is self-guided.
B. Each of their tours lasts less than an hour.
C. They are normally available for 9 hours each day.
D. They can be booked in advance during the holidays.
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Jamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. You can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp(竖琴) , near Alexandria's historic waterfront.
A glass harp is made up of different-sized drinking glasses, each filled with water. Turner makes music by running his fingers over the tops of the glasses. By doing so, each glass makes a different musical sound.
Turner is 78 years old now. He became interested in playing the glass harp at the age of six, when he heard his father playing with a glass of water at the dinner table. He has been playing it for 50 years.
Today Turner puts together his instrument by placing 60 different glasses on a wooden soundboard. He holds the glasses in place with rubber bands, which keeps them from breaking. He then adds different amounts of water to each one to create different musical notes. Adding or taking away just a little water will change the sound. Adding water to a glass will make a lower sound. The smaller bowls of water produce a higher sound, while the larger ones produce a lower, deeper sound.
Turner always uses low-priced glass because it sounds better than costly crystal(水晶) and he has more control over the sound. Before buying new glasses, he will test them in stores.
The glass harp was popular 300 years ago when composers like Wolfgang Mozart wrote music for the instrument. There have been about 400 pieces of music written just for the glass harp. But Turner plays all kinds of music, even popular music from China. Few people play the glass harp these days, but Turner says he sees videos of people experimenting with the instrument on YouTube. He hopes the next generation will continue making their music.
1.What do we know about Turner?
A. He began playing the glass harp at six.
B. He often teaches glass harp lessons online.
C. He is a great master of the Chinese language.
D. He was inspired by his father to learn the glass harp.
2.What does the author say about the glass harp?
A. Its inventor is Wolfgang Mozart.
B. It is made up of glasses of the same size.
C. It appears to be gaining in popularity today.
D. Its sounds are affected by the water in the glasses.
3.Why does Turner prefer to use cheap glass?
A. To save money.
B. To produce better sounds.
C. To help recycle drinking glasses.
D. To increase difficulty in performing.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Musician Pleases Crowds by Playing Glasses
B. Playing the Glass Harp: a New Trend
C. Jamey Turner's Dream Coming True
D. Wonderful Music Has No Borders
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About l.5 billion people speak English around the world. But for more than l.1 billion of them, English is their second language-often with a noticeable accent.
“Someone's accent really reveals a lot about who they are and their identity. It will tell people what their native language is and probably where they come from,”says Marc Pell, a communications professor at McGill University in Montreal. And according to Pell, one reaction to it can be a bias(偏见) against that person.
Previous research that has been done elsewhere showed that people who have an accent tend to be trusted less, simply because they have an accent. But accents aren't the only thing we listen for when we have to decide if we trust another person. Tone of voice also plays a role. Pell and his team wanted to know if people would trust a confident tone, even if it came from someone with an accent.
The researchers had Canadian English speakers listen to different versions of people saying neutral(无明显特性的) statements like “she has access to the building” while they were getting a brain scan in an MRI(磁共振成像) machine. Subjects heard someone say it with a confident tone with a Canadian English accent, an Australian accent or a French accent. Participants also heard the sentence with the three accents spoken in a doubtful or neutral tone.
The MRI scans showed that the participants had to use more brain power to decide if they could trust the statements said with the non-native accents. When the study participants heard the Australian or French accents, blood flow increased to the part of the brain that we use to process sound. They seemed to have to analyze that perhaps more carefully, or for a longer period of time to make this decision about whether they truly believed the speaker, especially when the speaker sounded doubtful. When asked, the participants reported not trusting either Australian or French accents-except when the statements were said confidently. It seems that confidence speaks for itself.
1.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A person's accent. B. A person's identity.
C. A person's hometown. D. A person's native language.
2.What did Pell's team want to know?
A. Why some people trust others less.
B. Which parts of the brain deal with sound.
C. What can cause a bias against non-natives.
D. Whether a non-native's confident tone can gain trust.
3.For the study participants, which of the following might demand the most brain power?
A. A Canadian speaking English in a friendly way.
B. A French person speaking English neutrally.
C. An American speaking English confidently.
D. An Australian speaking English doubtfully.
4.Where does this text most probably come from?
A. A research plan. B. A health magazine.
C. An academic journal. D. A language-learning guide.
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If you buy a washing machine, a fridge or a television in Europe, it comes with a sticker. Thanks to a 1992 EU rule, all appliances must be labelled (贴标签) with their energy efficiency. So why has our food system-which threatens 10,000 species with extinction, produces about 30% of greenhouse gases, and drives 800/o of our air pollution-only ever had voluntary eco-labels?
The appliances ruling had a huge impact; initially, 75% of fridges and freezers were rated G to D(low efficiency) , but today 98% are classed A++ or A+++. Worldwide, the energy efficiency of labelled appliances has increased three times faster than appliances without labels. Introducing an equal system for food could have an even bigger impact.
Mandatory environmental labels would change how we produce and consume in far-reaching ways. First, producers would have to measure their impacts in a uniform way and be accountable for the results. This would not be expensive: it is free to monitor environmental impacts using digital tools such as Field print and the Cool Farm Tool. Second, they support sustainable consumption. Our research found that products that look, taste and cost the same can have dramatically different environmental impacts. High-impact beef producers use 5,7000% more land and create l,000% more greenhouse gases than low-impact producers. Labels would allow consumers to tell these products apart.
They would highlight both high-and low-impact producers, in the same way, across multiple products. This would encourage more people to think about their choices by exposing them to the facts every time they are in the shops. We can also use labels to turn smaller consumer changes into large environmental benefits: because a small number of producers create a large share of the impact, simply avoiding high-impact producers can make a huge contribution to pollution reductions.
1.Why does the author mention the appliances in Paragraph 1 ？
A. To applaud the 1992 EU rule.
B. To bring up the topic of labelling food.
C. To point out the pollution they caused.
D. To compare their energy consumption rates.
2.What do the figures in Paragraph 2 show?
A. The importance of saving energy.
B. The debate about eco-labelled appliances.
C. The effectiveness of the appliances ruling.
D. The problem caused by appliances of low efficiency.
3.What does the word “Mandatory” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Compulsory. B. Effective. C. Different. D. Independent.
4.What can be learned about eco-labels?
A. They will increase the profits of low-impact producers.
B. They can show producers' environmental impacts.
C. They will guide consumers to buy healthier food.
D. They can expose consumers to more products.
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Approximately l,250 km long, the Red Sea coast of Egypt is surely one of the best places in the world to go underwater diving. 1.？ Its hot sunny climate and clear warm water make it the ideal place for beginners as well as for experienced divers, at any time of the year.
With over fifty diving centres in the area, many different types of diving are possible. At centres for complete beginners, there are many training courses designed for them.2.. These dives get the rookie(新手)divers used to being underwater and teach some basic skills such as swimming and breathing below the surface.
More experienced divers can choose from a vast range of possible activities. Many of these can be enjoyed either as part of a group or, if they prefer, alone. Some like to explore the coast of the National Park, where the steep cliffs(悬崖)extend underwater to a depth of more than seventy metres.3.,for dives of this kind, divers are advised to be accompanied by a guide. An experienced guide can help the divers escape the danger before it approaches.
For really advanced divers, there are some fascinating wrecks(失事船只)at the bottom of the Red Sea.4. ,it is well worth going just to see the huge variety of beautiful plants and fish down there. However, divers do need to be aware that one kick in the wrong direction can cause a“storm" of fine dark silt(淤泥)which can be virtually blinding. 5..However, divers are forbidden to touch anything or attempt to move any artworks.
A. If you are a more experienced diver
B. How well does it live up to its reputation
C. Where is exactly this truly wonderful diving place
D. As the strong currents can suddenly change direction
E. They all include simple dives with a qualified instructor
F. Although visits to these old ships require quite long boat trips
G. Also, some of the sites have artworks lying in the ships or on the sandy bottom
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When my dad finally finished the triathlon(铁人三项)in Montauk, the crowd cheered. It showed me how his hard work paid off and it______my curiosity. I wondered whether a small boy of my size could____something like that. I found myself_______this out loud and my father overheard me. He______me and said I could train with him.
Training with my dad turned out to be very______.We would get up early for a morning jog, or go for a swim in the pool after school. After a few weeks of______，I signed up for my first triathlon. Before the competition, I nervously waited for the______.When someone fired the gun, I was_________ ,swimming towards the distant buoy(浮标)that marked my tum.I________the half-mile swim and ran towards my bike. I was dripping wet, trying to _______it. Once on my bike, I experienced an excitement specific to_________. I went through the transition zone(转换区)again and______my running shoes. At the start of the run part of the triathlon, my ______already felt like they were made of cement(水泥).
For me, the real competition began during the run, ________now I could see each competitor as a target. No matter my _________in the field, each racer was either following me or being followed. The run part of the race boiled down to________tolerance. "Shut up, legs", one of my favorite quotes, kept me from______the burning feeling. Then I crossed the finish line.I took a breath and then began a(n)_____ with the other finishers. The sense of accomplishment was there for all of us.
Looking back, I ______the small boy on that day in Montauk who thought he couldn't _____if. Now, that same boy is not only a huge fan, but also a training partner.
1.A. showed B. excited C. tested D. controlled
2.A. preview B. deserve C. achieve D. benefit
3.A. saying B. taking C. trying D. giving
4.A. satisfied B. encouraged C. puzzled D. embarrassed
5.A. disappointing B. frightening C. relaxing D. challenging
6.A. performing B. fighting C. meeting D. training
7.A. result B. seat C. gun D. audience
8.A. up B. round C. off D. along
9.A. finished B. considered C. assessed D. arranged
10.A. point at B. get on C. get back D. find out
11.A. running B. traveling C. cycling D. swimming
12.A. took off B. switched to C. cleaned D. repaired
13.A. arms B. hands C. shoulders D. legs
14.A. because B. although C. until D. unless
15.A. status B. position C. task D. function
16.A. risk B. drug C. stress D. pain
17.A. showing off B. bringing in C. thinking about D. carrying out
18.A. experiment B. celebration C. argument D. cooperation
19.A. remember B. believe C. discover D. respect
20.A. use B. move C. do D. prove
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
Official figures show that the number of people taking international1.(flight)is decreasing, and that this is resulting in significant changes to holidaying habits. As the cost of air tickets increases,2.appears that more and more families are choosing to spend their summer holidays at home.
For many parents, a summer with no overcrowded resorts may seem quite3.( attract) , but the idea might well be less popular with teenage children,4.are probably used to flying off to the Mediterranean or Miami as soon as school breaks up. So, the question is, how can young people enjoy themselves5.( thorough)when so much is closed for the holidays, and so many of6.( they) friends are bound to be away?
Nowadays, many sports centres organize summer activities aimed at young people7.( interest) either in indoor or outdoor sports. These might range, for example, from playing table tennis8.going mountain-biking. As well as being healthy and enjoyable, taking part in activities like these9.( be) also an excellent way to make new friends. For the most popular activities, though, it is advisable 10.(apply) early for a place,p erhaps two or three months in advance.
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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(八)，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。
During my last summer holiday, I go to France with my father to do some sightseeing. On third day, our bus pulled into a motorway service station. Our guide told us we wouldn't stop again that day, so we had to eat a meal in the only restaurant here. There was a problem. When I asked about fish, in my terrible French, the assistant thought l wanted chickens. Anyway, ten minutes late, I got my meal. I thought the food would be dull, what wasn’t the case at all. Wonderfully cooking, it tasted delicious and had been nothing in common with motorway food elsewhere. Maybe I shouldn't have been so surprising as this, after all, was France.
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假定你是李华，你市图书馆将播放关于中国茶文化的纪录片。你的外教Mr Smith是中国茶文化爱好者，请给他写一封邮件，邀请他一起观看。内容包括:
1.纪录片主要内容；
2.播放时间、地点；
3.中文发音，英文字幕。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:纪录片documentary 字幕subtitles
Dear Mr Smith.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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