—I should have been more careful in the exam.
—It is a great pity that you __________.
A.didn’t B.haven’t C.were not D.are not
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—What's wrong with Mary?
—She's_______ at her sister's bad behavior.
A.crazy B.nervous C.excited D.mad
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Marie Curie __________ radium and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
A.found B.discovered C.explored D.invented
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The website I __________ didn’t offer what I needed.
A.searched for B.looked for C.searched D.looked
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—When shall we go on the trip?
—__________.
A.Till next week B.Nearly a week C.For next week D.Not until next week
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Luckily, the driver narrowly missed hitting the tree __________ only several inches.
A.for B.at C.by D.with
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The child was __________ immediately after supper.
A.enough tired to go to bed B.too tired to go to bed
C.so tired that he went to bed D.very tired so that he went to bed
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Who did the teacher have __________ an article for the paper just now?
A.write B.writing C.written D.to write
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Jack asked his classmate __________.
A.when would he come back B.not to be so angry
C.that the earth is bigger than the moon D.what life will be like in the future
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—May I borrow your car?
—Sure, it’s __________.
A.at your convenience B.at your service C.at your best D.at your ease
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The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion. How we use our money may __________ as much or more than how much we’ve got it.
Money spent on experiences, rather than material goods, brings along more happiness.
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to discover $1 million under your bed. What would you do with that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing above all else—yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money __________ our selfish sides. We will __________ much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.
But studies show that __________ goods often fail to deliver lasting happiness. Fortunately, our ongoing research __________ many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend. Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.
But making these __________ needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to view buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than renters.
So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea __________ it means spending less time with your families and friends. And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying __________ than material things. Experimental purchase—such as trips, concerts and special meals—are more deeply connected to our sense of self.
And experiences come with one more advantage. They tend to bring us __________ to other people, but more often, material things are enjoyed __________. So social contacts are important to improve mental and physical health.
1.A.present B.matter C.appear D.equal
2.A.shows B.explains C.proves D.designs
3.A.depend B.concentrate C.take D.look
4.A.mental B.material C.beautiful D.clever
5.A.invites B.offers C.prefers D.follows
6.A.changes B.plans C.decisions D.mistakes
7.A.if B.how C.unless D.though
8.A.houses B.cars C.experiences D.health
9.A.familiar B.close C.proper D.native
10.A.completely B.worldwide C.secretly D.alone
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LONDON—Manchester is Britain’s fattest city, a survey for “Men’s Health” has found, beating Glasgow for the first time since the magazine started examining the issue three years ago.
Editor Pete Muir said the survey had looked at a variety of factors from gym membership to heart disease rates to find the fattest city. “Manchester has more fast food restaurants than anywhere else in the UK,” he told Reuters. “People are taking the easy choice—eating and then just sitting in front of the TV.”
Manchester’s problem is part of a wider trend. On Thursday, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) blamed a lack of exercise and poor diet for a fifth of adult Britons being obese (过度肥胖的). “Obesity is a major risky factor connected with heart disease, diabetes and premature death (糖尿病和早亡).” said an ONS survey. “None of the 108 young men in the survey reported eating five portions of fruit or vegetables on average each day.”
In Manchester, the head of the city’s public health programs said he did not believe that they were necessarily the fattest city, but that they did have problems and were aiming to address them. Social deprivation (贫困) was a major factor. “One of the myths is that the stressed-out rich businessman is the one who is overweight,” David Regan told Reuters. “In fact, it is the poor areas that have the most problems. We aim not to be the fattest but the fittest city but we have a long way to go.”
Second in the survey is Stoke-on-Trent, followed by Liverpool, Swansea and Lecicester. Glasgow is sixth.
1.Manchester took the place of __________ and became Britain’s fattest city.
A.Liverpool B.London C.Stoke-on-Trent D.Glasgow
2.Obesity may lead to the following EXCEPT __________.
A.Heart disease B.diabetes C.premature death D.a lack of exercise
3.This article is most probably taken from __________.
A.a newspaper B.a science book C.a novel D.a biography
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Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?
In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.
It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.
Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?
A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.
B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.
C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.
D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.
2.By “more things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “__________”.
A.Destroy old buildings B.Put things in a different place
C.Choose new architectural styles D.Respect people’s feelings for historical buildings
3.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To explain why people dislike change.
B.To warm that we could end up living in caves.
C.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.
D.To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.
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It was on the afternoon of the day of Christmas Eve, and I was in Mrs. Prothero’s garden, waiting for cats, with her son Jim. It was snowing. Patient and cold, our hands wrapped in socks, we waited to snowball the cats. The wise cats never appeared. We were so still in the snow that we never heard Mrs. Prothero’s first cry from the bottom of the garden. Or, if we heard it at all, it was, to us, like the cry of the neighbor’s Polar cat. But soon the voice grew louder. “Fire!” cried Mrs. Prothero.
And we ran down the garden, with the snowballs in our arms, towards the house; and smoke, indeed, was pouring out of the dining room.
This was better than all the cats in Wales standing on the wall in a row. We loaded with snowballs, stopped at the open door of the smoke-filled room. Something was burning all right; perhaps it was Mr. Prothero, who always slept there after midday dinner with a newspaper over his face; but he was standing in the middle of the room, saying, “A fine Christmas!”
There was no fire to be seen, only clouds of smoke and Mr. Prothero standing in the middle of them, waving his slipper as though he were conducting.
“Do something,” he said.
And we three all our snowballs into the smoke—I think we missed Mr. Porthero—and ran out of the house.
“Let’s call the police,” Jim said.
“And Emie Jenkins, he likes fires.” But we only called the fire-brigade, and soon the fire-engine came. Mr. Porthero went out just in time before they turned the hose (水管) on.
1.Why were the boys in Mrs. Prothero’s garden?
A.They were about to start a snowball fight.
B.They were waiting to see if there would be any fires this year.
C.They were waiting to hear Mrs. Porthero’s first cry.
D.They were waiting for the neighbour’s cats to appear.
2.The underlined phrase “snowball the cats” (in Paragraph 1) means “__________”.
A.make cats out of snow B.bury cats under the snow
C.throw snowballs at the cats D.play tricks on cats
3.When the boys saw smoke pouring out of the dining room, __________.
A.they were joyful and excited B.they were frightened and worried
C.they were sorry for Mrs. Prothero D.they were worried about Mr. Prothero
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Which is sillier: denying we ever went to the moon or trying to convince the true non-believers?
Once upon a time—July 20, 1969, to be exact—two men got out of their little spaceship and wandered around on the moon for a while. Ten more men walked on the moon over the next three and a half years.
Unfortunately, not quite. A fair number of Americans think that this whole business of moon landings really is fairy tale. They believe that the landings were a big hoax (骗局) staged in the Mojave Desert, to convince everyone that U.S. technology was the “best” in the whole wide world.
Which is the harder thing to do: Send men to the moon or make believe we did? The fact is that the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple. You can do it with computer whose entire memory capacities can now fit on chips the size of postage stamps and that cost about as much as, well, a postage stamp, I know you can because we did.
However, last fall NASA considered spending $15,000 on a public-relations campaign to convince the unimpressed that Americans had in fact gone to the moon. That idea was mostly a reaction to a Fox television program, first broadcast in February 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax. The show’s creator is a publicity hound (猎狗) who has lived up to the name in more ways than one by hounding Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. Mr. X (as I will call him, thereby denying him the joyous sight of his name in prim) recently followed Buzz Aldrin around and called him “a thief, liar and coward” until the 72-year-old astronaut finally lost it and hit the 37-year-old Mr. X in the face.
Anyway, NASA’s publicity campaign began to slow down. The non-believers took the campaign as NASA’s effort to hide something while the believers said that $15,000 to convince people that the world was round—I mean, that we had gone to the moon—was simply a waste of money, (Actually, the $15,000 was supposed to pay for an article by James E. Oberg, an astronomy writer who, with Aldrin,has contributed to Scientific American.)
If NASA’s not paying Oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag Neil Armstrong out of the house. Armstrong is an extremely private man, but he is also the first man on the moon, So maybe he has a duty to be a bit more outspoken about the experience. Or NASA could just buy Aldrin a commemorate plaque (纪念匾) for his recent touch on the face of Mr. X.
1.We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that some Americans believe __________.
A.moon landings were invented B.U.S. technology was the best
C.moon landing ended successfully D.the Mojave Desert was the launching base
2.According to the writer, which of the following is responsible for the story about the hoax?
A.NASA’s publicity campaign. B.The Fox television program.
C.Buzz Aldrin. D.James E. Oberg.
3.The tone of the article is __________.
A.angry B.happy C.humorous D.matter-of-fact
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根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. 1. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world, We have to face with fierce competition everyday. 2. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. 3. And the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
Still, people say every dog has its day, This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills.
4. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. 5. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.
A. Dogs are our friends.
B. We can communicate with dogs.
C. Such hard work can make people dogtired.
D. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year.
E. Some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks yet.
F. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life.
G. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.
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将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写作答题卷上标有题号的横线上。
1.我不确定是否值得冒险。
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2.火星上的空气比地球上的稀薄得多吗？
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3.手工制作一盏南瓜灯是相当累人但有趣的。
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4.欢迎你在任何时候来检查它的质量是否达到标准。
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5.解决这个问题占用了如此多的的时间以至于我没有进行足够的锻炼。
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阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卷上标有题号的横线上。
Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication, often even more powerful than spoken language. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud. It is possible to read others around us, even if they do not want us to catch their unspoken communication. Of course, body language can be misread, but many gestures and actions are common.
The most common facial expression is, of course, the smile—its function is to show happiness and put people at ease. It does not always mean that we are truly happy, however. Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry. There are unhappy smiles, such as when someone loses face and smiles to hide it. However, the general purpose of smiling is to show good feelings.
From the time we are babies, we show unhappiness or anger by frowning. In most places around the world, frowning and turning one’s back to someone shows anger. Making a fist and shaking it almost always means that someone is angry.
How about showing that I am bored? Looking away from people or yawning will, in most cases, make me appear to be uninterested. However, if I turn toward and look at someone or something, people from almost every culture will think that I am interested.
Being respectful to people is subjective, based on each culture, but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to boss or teacher. In almost every culture, it is not usually good to stand too close to someone of a higher rank. Standing at a little distance with open hands will show that I am willing to listen.
With so many cultural differences between people, it is great to have some similarities in body language. We can often be wrong about each other, so it is an amazing thing that we understand each other as well as we do!
1.What is even more powerful than spoken language according to the passage?
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2.What is not good to do when you stay with someone of a higher rank?
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3.Among the body languages introduced in the article, which one do you find the most useful? Why?
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随着科技的发展，工人智能（AI）正在改变我们生活的方式。例如，机器人被广泛应用。目前，拥有一台机器人有什么优势和劣势呢？你是否会购买一台机器人呢？请你根据下列表格中的要点提示，用英语分析其优劣并说明是否购买的理由。
| 优势 | 用途广泛 服从指令 考生自拟（至少1点） |
| 劣势 | 电池寿命不长 容易感染病毒 考生自拟（至少1点） |
| 是否购买的理由 | 考生自拟（至少2点） |
注意：1. 词数90左右。
2. 短文须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
3. 短文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
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