Sending messages by telephone has become _______ second most popular way of exchanging of New Year greetings, according to _____ research by China Daily.
A. the， a B. the, the C. a, a D. a, the
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----Did you see the manager in the office?
----Yes. He_______ by a journalist from China Daily.
A. had been interviewed B. interviewed
C. has interviewed D. was being interviewed
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--- Let me help you carry the heavy box?
--- _________! I’ m not that old.
A. Take your time B. No way C. Come on D. Go ahead
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______ in the chimney for five hours, the thief looked very pale and tired
A. Having been trapped B. Being trapped
C. trapping D. Having trapped
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--Have you heard about Apple iPhone 4s?
---Sure．It is very hot these days．I'm thinking about getting _______．
A. them B. one C. that D. it
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_____ the absence of the manager, we were unable to decide on the date of the celebration．
A．In spite of B．On behalf of
C．Due to D．Regardless of
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Taobao is Asia's largest retail（零售的） network platform, ______ people can buy and sell many kinds of things．
A． when B．whose C．that D．where
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---The last one ______ pays the bill.
--- Agreed.
A. arrived B. arrives C. arriving D. to arrive
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We should consider the students’ request ______ the school library provide more books on popular science.
A. that B. when C. which D. where
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______ in March, that so many people had on their light wears.
A. So hot became the weather B. So became the hot weather
C. The hot weather became so D. So hot did the weather become
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______the news, so far, has been good, there may be bad days ahead.
A. when B. while C. If D. Since
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Tens of thousands of trees ______ along the Changjiang River in the past few years to prevent the soil from being washed away.
A. have been planted B. were planted
C. have planted D. had planted
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My mobile phone disappeared. Where _____ I have left it?
A. may B. must C. could D. should
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We’d be very grateful if you could join us because your cooperation will _____ the timely completion of our project.
A. reach for B. make for C. go for D. stand for
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--Do remember to charge the battery for 12 hours when you first use it.
--- ________.
A. Thank you, I remember. B. What for?
C. Up to you. D. Got it.
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“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)…”
With these words I began to 36 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially-a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40 got worse. Soon it was 41 use, until, finally, addiction. And it began to affect(影响) my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43 call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48 “Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became 49 when my fellow workers tried to 50 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t 53 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 54 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
1.A. face B. find C. accept D. notice
2.A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work
3. A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited
4.A. polite B. important C. fine D. special
5.A. condition B. situation C. result D. effect
6.A. frequent B. regular C. unusual D. particular
7.A. friends B. study C. family D. work
8.A. a quick B. a secret C. an expected D. an extra
9.A. hopeful B. delighted C. frightened D. anxious
10. A. forcing B. telling C. giving D. limiting
11.A. leaving B. taking C. passing D. recording
12.A. long B. immediate C. enough D. surprising
13. A. saying B. demands C. wish D. words
14.A. careful B. mad C. determined D. helpless
15.A. save B. reduce C. protect D. stop
16.A. destroying B. using C. stealing D. emptying
17.A. offered B. guided C. ordered D. reminded
18. A. missed B. had C. received D. fixed
19.A. as B. when C. if D. since
20.A. always B. just C. more D. different
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To all of you at Chinese love links.
I am 44 years old and never married. I have always wanted to find that perfect someone that I dream about. For about the last five years I have almost given up the hope of ever finding the one I truly wish to spend the rest of my life with.
I have always tried to be a nice guy. I had found your website some four or five months before. I did not know what to expect. I don’t know how to speak Chinese and never thought truly of how I was to an Asian woman.
Well, I had a lot of replies from some very nice and pretty women. I had a hard time finding only a couple to write to. But one stood out from the rest. She was cute, nice and seemed to hold a lot of the same values as I do. In a short time I had decided to write only to her. We communicate via e-mails 2-3 times a day and phone calls once or twice a week.
I went and met her and her family only a week ago. Her name is Yun and she lives in Nanning. I found Nanning to be one of the most beautiful cities I had ever been to. We had even decided to marry and bring her to the USA under the finance visa. Not only did she meet everything I had ever hoped to find in someone else but turned out to be what every woman should be like, at least the ones I have met. We plan to marry as soon as she is here and start a family together as neither of us has children but we both want them.
So to anyone out there reading this, I can only say this: You may not find what you are looking for if you’re not honest with your partner and yourself. This site worked for me mostly because I was honest with something that I wanted in someone else. When I did find her, love can work even across the other side of the world, between language differences and cultural differences. I wish you all luck in finding your perfect match. I have finally found mine and wish to give all my thanks to those at Chinese love links to help make it happen.
Sincerely yours,
Arthur
1.We can infer from the letter that Chinese love links is a website to ____________.
A. help foreigners to travel in China
B. help both Chinese and foreigners to find one they want to marry
C. help Chinese and foreigners make friends
D. receive letters from the USA
2. Which of the following is true about Arthur’s story?
A. He was sure of finding a Chinese woman as his wife at first.
B. He was determined to find a Chinese woman as his wife.
C. He almost lost hope in finding a perfect wife until he found Yun.
D. No women wrote to him before Yun.
3. Yun stood out from the rest because ________.
A. she was a Chinese.
B. she had much in common with Arthur
C. other women stopped writing to Arthur
D. she was cute and nice and often phoned to Arthur
4.Arthur thinks _________ is the most important in finding someone one wants to marry .
A. being honest with the partner and oneself B. help from the website
C. difference in languages and places D. difference in cultures
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A newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease.
Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are taking part.
Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.
University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups.
Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someone’s loneliness.
The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.
The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.
Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.
The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole social group.
1.From the passage, we can learn that ________________.
A. the habit of littering doesn’t spread
B. a lonely person won’t have friends
C. everyone may be affected by others’ loneliness
D. lonely people don’t know the cause of their loneliness
2.Which statement about the spread of loneliness is true?
A. The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends.
B. No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives.
C. Women are more likely to be affected than men.
D. Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors.
3. If you make 10 more friends in a year, the days of your feeling loneliness will be reduced by .
A. 48 days B. 25 days C. 20 days D. 15 days
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Actions should be taken to help lonely people. B. People feel lonely for many reasons.
C. Ways to fight against loneliness. D. Lonely people can affect others.
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When middle-aged Alex gave up his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell surely whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work．
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadow land （虚幻世界） of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we're paying $ 6,000 a year．" $ 6,000 was real money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．Besides, he could write in his spare time．As the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something cleared his senses．He had dreamed of being a fulltime writer．"Thanks, but no," Alex said firmly and swiftly.
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There's everything you've made of yourself so far．I'm not sure I ever felt so low．"
Finally his work was published in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into focus of attention．
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before．Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence （坚毅） it takes to stay the course (坚持到底)in the shadow land．
1.Why did Alex give up his job?
A．Because he didn't like the working conditions．
B．Because he couldn't earn enough to make a living．
C．Because he felt he had no potential in his job．
D．Because he wanted to be a full-time writer．
2.What did Alex express when he answered the call?
A．He refused the job offer．
B．He was willing to give them a hand．
C．He expected them to pay him more money．
D．He would write in his spare time．
3.What kind of person is Alex?
A．Determined． B．Modest． C．Shy． D．Brave．
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage ?
A．Look before you leap． B．Two heads are better, than one．
C．Hold on to your dream, and it will come true． D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush．
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You may picture firefighters holding a hose （水管） outside of a burning building，but the Golden Eagles Hotshots don't fight fires quite that way．When they go into action，you may not even see a fire truck．
The Hotshots are firefighters who battle fires in wilderness areas．But don't think you'll only find them in California．Wherever there is a national wildfire emergency，the Golden Eagles Hotshots could be there．
But these firefighters don't work the same way as those in big cities．They work where there are large numbers of trees，bushes，and grass．They climb up and down steep hills to clear brush and burnable debris （残骸）．They sometimes use water，but often fight fire with fire！
They do that by lighting what are called “backfires” ---- small，controlled fires that burn up fuel in the path of larger wildfires．That way, when the wildfire gets there, it has nothing to burn and nowhere to go，because all the burnable fuel has already gone up in smoke．
The Hotshots also clear away fuel using old-fashioned hard work．For example，they use a saw to cut away trees and heavy brush that could catch fire．
Of course there are times when the Golden Eagles Hotshots do have trucks to supply water to the fires．But the water is limited，and these guys have to rely on hard work more than anything．Physical fitness is very important．They have to be strong to handle steep hills while carrying a 60pound pack．
Thanks to their efforts，many lives have been saved，many houses not burned，and countless trees still standing．
1.According to the passage，why do the firefighters light “backfires”？
A．To signal for help． B．To remove obstacles．
C．To protect trees and bushes． D．To prevent the fire from spreading．
2.What can we learn about the Golden Eagles Hotshots？
A．They are firefighters working in big cities．
B．Their work requires physical strength．
C．They are working for free．
D．They usually hold a hose to put out the fires．
3.All of the following can reflect that the Golden Eagles Hotshots are special EXCEPT their working ．
A. areas B. ways C. achievements D. tools
4.What is the author's attitude towards the Golden Eagles Hotshots？
A．Appreciative． B．Doubtful． C．Worried． D．Critical．
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The vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet, including a variety of fruits and green vegetables. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet, say that when trying to lose weight, that it is necessary to make special provisions to supply the missing vitamins.
An example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as "beri-beri", which used to make large numbers of Eastern people who lived mainly on rice suffer. In the early years of last century, a Dutch scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beri-beri. At first he thought it was transmitted by a germ (病菌) . He was working in a Japanese hospital, where the patients were fed on polished rice which had had the outer coverings removed from the grain, it was thought this would be easier for weak and sick people to digest.
Eijkman thought his germ theory was proved when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on remains from the patients' plates, were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to separate the germ, which he thought was causing the disease, but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official, who ordered that the rice without coverings, even though left over by the patients, was too good for chickens. It should be recooked for the patients, and the chickens should be fed on cheap, rough rice with the outer coverings still on the grain.
Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating unmilled rice (糙米) somehow prevented or cured beri-beri--even that a lack of some ingredient (成分) in the coverings may be the cause of the disease. Indeed this was the case. The element needed to prevent beri-beri was shortly afterwards separated from rice coverings and is now known as vitamin B. The milled rice, though more expensive, was in fact causing the disease the hospital was trying to cure. Nowadays, this terrible disease is much less common thanks to our knowledge of vitamins.
1.What does the underlined word restricted mean?
A. balanced B. limited C. diverse D. complex
2.What do we know about the disease beri-beri?
A. It killed large numbers of people.
B. It resulted from lack of vitamins.
C. It was transmitted by milled rice.
D. It was caused by diseased chickens.
3.The ingredient missing from milled rice .
A. was vitamin B B. did not affect the chickens
C. did not result in beri-beri D. was named the Eijkman vitamin
4.What can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Good Mixed Diet B. The New Discovery of Eijkman
C. The Dangers of Beri-beri D. The Importance of Vitamins
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在答题卡上改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断.如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正.该行多一个词.把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词.在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词.在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
Choose the name for a product is of course extremely 1.______
importance. Company or product names can have different 2.______
functions ：they can tell a consumer about the advantage of3._____
the product and company. A battery might be given a name long4._____
or last to tell customers that it lasts for a long time. Whether 5._____
a company choose funny or unusual name, customers 6.______
will remember the name well. Some companies prefer 7.______
a well-known word, while others choose names at 8.______
old stories or legends. There is also companies 9..______
where invent new words for their brand or product names. 10.______
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假设你是万州二中高三学生李华，星期天你要和你的同班同学李明一起去敬老院参加义务劳动，你去找他，但他没有在家 ，你给他留言说明要求，内容如下：
（1）9：30在学校门口集合；
（2）带劳动工具（洗衣粉、理发工具、除草工具等）；
（3）自带午饭，骑自行车前往。
注意：
（1）词数100左右； （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文 连贯。
Dear Li Ming，
Dear Li Ming,
This Sunday we'll go to the nursing home and do some voluntary labor.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Li Hua
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