Little Brown lives in _____ A-shaped house near the town. It is easy for him to attend
______ school.
A. the; 不填 B. 不填; a C. an; a D. an; 不填
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Only in this way ______ our goals.
A. we can reach B. can we arrive C. we can arrive D. can we reach
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Because of the young man’s ________ English, he couldn’t make himself _______.
A. broken; understood B. broken; understand
C. break; understand D. breaking; understanding
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Every time he________to visit me, he________buy me some books.
A. will come; will B. comes; will C. comes; would D. will come; would
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Always read the________on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
A. explanations B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions
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After he retired from office, Rogers________painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up
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There is only 15 minutes________. Hurry up, or we’ll miss the train.
A. leaving B. to leave C. left D. having left
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The computer system ________suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.
A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in
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The boy is often found _____in reading books.
A. absorbs B. is absorbed C. absorbing D. absorbed
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My watch has stopped, so I will get it ______ this afternoon.
A. repaired B. repairing C. repair D. to repair
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___to complete the job on time, they set out to work immediately.
A. Determined B. Be determined C. Having determined D. To be determined
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The students expected ____ more reviewing classes before the exam.
A. there to be B. there are C. there being D. there to have
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You shouldn’t keep silent when ____
A. speaking B. spoken to C. spoken D. speaking to
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With a lot of difficult problems_____, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.
A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settling
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The way he suggests to us doesn’t make______
A. difference B. opinions C. use D. sense
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Britain and Ireland
The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __16 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is17 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.
The United Kingdom is that 18 of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 19 of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The20 of Ireland is self-governing. The 21 name of the United Kingdom is22 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
23 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 24 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 25 “England” and “English” when they26 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27 . The Scots in particular are very28 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 29 as English, and have a culture and even a 30 of their own.
Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 31 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom.32 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 33 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 34 to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to35 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.
1.A. Wales B. Britain C. England D. Scotland
2.A. divided B. cut C. broken D. separated
3.A. piece B. island C. country D. part
4.A. south B. north C. part D. whole
5.A. smaller B. larger C. rest D. island
6.A. correct B. true C. full D. complete
7.A. also B. therefore C. likely D. perhaps
8.A. The UK B. The British isles C. Great Britain D. England
9.A. colleges B. officials C. cities D. population
10.A. words B. names C. spellings D. pronunciations
11.A. call B. forget C. speak D. write
12.A. angry B. difficult C. tired D. lonely
13.A. proud B. fond C. full D. kind
14. A. it B. Wales C. them D. themselves
15.A. capital B. language C. history D. programs
16.A. Country B. Question C. Disease D. Republic
17.A. At last B. So C. Meanwhile D. Also
18.A. returns B. belongs C. gets D. speaks
19.A. hoped B. refused C. broke away D. used
20.A. feel B. touch C. fight D. help
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London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has about seven million people. The river Thames runs through London.
People from all over the world visit London to see Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. There are many museums, theatres and parks in London, as well as offices and factories. London began as a Roman settlement called Londinium. The plague(瘟疫) came to London in the 1600s, followed by the Great Fire of 1666. The city was badly bombed in World War II.
London is very slowly sinking into its foundations and the level of the river Thames is slowly rising. As a result, extra-high tides could flood a large part of London. To prevent this happening, a great barrier（屏障）has been built across the Thames at Woolwich. If very high tides happen, the barrier can be raised and London will be safe.
1.London is the capital of _________, which began as a __________ settlement.
A. England; Norman B. UK; Frenchman
C. Scotland; English D. UK; Roman
2.According to the passage, from 1600 to now, ________ great disasters have happened in London.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
3.The reason why a great barrier has been built across the Thames at Woolwich is that_________.
A.London is very slowly sinking into its foundations
B.the level of the river Thames is slowly rising
C.extra-high tides could flood a large part of London
D.all of the above.
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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street. Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement. The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation. UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully. But you don’t have to give up style for safety. The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge. So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach.
1.What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. The use of sunglasses. B. The history of sunglasses.
C. The sunglasses wearing. D. Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses.
2.Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?
A. She was a movie star.
B. She wanted to follow a movie star.
C. Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes.
D. It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV.
3.Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______.
A. they wore sunglasses
B. they went out in the sun too much
C. the lights on movie sets were too bright
D. their scripts were written in very small writing
4.Now people wear sunglasses ______.
A. just to protect their eyes B. for fashion and to protect their eyes
C. because of bright lights D. because movie stars wear them
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When he took office, George W. Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, became the first son to follow his father into the White House since John Quiney Adams followed John Adams in the early 19th century.
Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, the first child of George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. Although George Herbert Walker Bush began his career in the oil industry, he finally served as a congressman(国会议员), and vice(副) president and president of the United States.
At the age of two,Bush moved with his parents from Connecticut to Odessa, Texas, where his father took up the oil business. After a year in Texas, the family moved to California for business reasons. A year later, the family returned to Texas and settled in Midland, where Bush lived from 1950 to 1959.
In 1959, again for business reasons, the family moved to Houston, Texas. In 1961 Bush left Texas and went to Andover, Massachusetts, to attend Phillips Academy, aboarding school(寄宿学校) that his father had also attended.
At Phillips, Bush played basketball, baseball, and football. He was best known for being head cheerleader. In 1964 he enrolled at Yale University in Connecticut.His father and grandfather had also attended Yale. At Yale, Bush was considered an average student, but he was popular with his classmates.
Bush graduated from Yale with a bachelor’s degree in history in 1968. Then he joined the Air National Guard and remained in the Guard until 1973. After earning his MBA from Harvard in 1975, Bush returned to Midland. Like his father, he first entered the oil industry as a “landsman(新手)”. However, Bush’s oil companies never enjoyed great success. He took more interest in politics. He helped his father to become president and in 1994 he himself was elected governor of Texas.
In the summer of 1999, Bush began to run for the president of the USA and on January 20, 2001, George W. Bush, hand raised, took the oath(宣誓) of office to become the 43rd president of the US.
1.What does the writer intend to tell us in the first paragraph?
A. George W. Bush is the first son in American history to follow his father into the White House.
B. George W. Bush is the first son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush.
C. John Quincy Adams and his father were both former American presidents.
D. George W. Bush is the second one in American history to follow his father into the White House.
2.We may learn from the text that young Bush ______.
A. got on very well at the universities
B. was very good at basketball, baseball and football
C. did everything as his father had done
D. was a very successful politician like his father
3.Which of the following is NOT true about George W. Bush?
A. Young Bush lived with his family in Texas from 1948 to 1961.
B. He once studied at a university that his father and grandfather had also attended.
C. He once ruled over an American state before he entered the White House.
D. He once served at the Air National Guard for about five years.
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Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter.
One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day.
The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it.
Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?
1.What did Alice think Kerry's offer?
A. She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.
B. She didn't want to marry anybody.
C. She didn't like it at all.
D. She thought the offer wasn't polite.
2.In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife"。 "superior to" here means ____.
A. not so better than B. better than
C. so good as D. as good as
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.
B. Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.
C. Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture
D. Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.
4.Alice's picture won high praise because ____.
A. it was true to nature B. the flowers were red
C. it showed so large a bunch of flowers D. people felt it strange to hang it on the gate
5.The "leather suitcase" was in fact ____.
A. a real one B. a painting drawn by Kerry
C. a box with a picture in it D. made up of leather
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根据下列句子所给首字母在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
1.He drew a ____________（结论）after a lot of experiments.
2.Word came that our football team was _____________ （打败）again.
3.Who do you think is to ____________（该受指责）for the accident?
4.What he did was not ________ （与……一致）with what he said.
5.England is divided __________ (粗略地) into three zones.
6.At first my new __________ (环境) were difficult to tolerate.
7. If it is _____________（方便的）to you I’ll be with you next Tuesday.
8. Please ________（安排） for a taxi to pick me up at six o’clock.
9.To their __________（高兴）, their son was admitted into a famous university.
10.Wang Ping ________(系好) my safety belt and showed me how to use the hovering carriage.
11. Being ______（暴露）to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
12.With extra evidence John Snow was able to______(宣布) with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.
13.For historical__________ (建筑) ,you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans.
14.Just as I tried to make the necessary ________(调整)to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.
15.Westminster Abbey contains ________(雕塑) in memory of dead poets and writers.
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此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)：如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：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。
此行缺一个词：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。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
There is a public library in every town in Britain. Anyone 1. _____________
can borrow books if he or she wish. In some places you2. _____________
may borrow as more books as you need, but in others3._____________
you are limited in a certain number of books. You may4. _____________
keep the books for several weeks so as you can have 5. _____________
enough time to finish it. If the book you want is out, 6._____________
you may ask it to be kept for you. Most public libraries7. _____________
also have a reading-room, that you can sit at the desk 8._____________
and read the daily newspapers, magazines and the other9._____________
books, but you are not permit to take them out. 10. _____________
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假如你是陈华，你们学校附近几家小商店近期流行“校园彩票”。学生花五毛钱就可以摸一次奖，许多同学痴迷于此，有的省下生活费，甚至借钱去摸奖。
请你将以上现象向China Daily反映并从学校与政府两方面谈谈如何制止这种现象。
注意：1．开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数；
2．词数：100左右；
3．参考词汇：彩票lottery ticket。
Editor，
Recently several small shops around our school have started a new business called “schoolhhlottery”.__________________________________________________________
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