Batteship is________film I have ever watched.I have never watched________one.
A.the most exciting; a more exciting
B. the most excited; a more excited
C. the most exciting;the more exciting
D. the most excited; the more excited
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________ dog is ________ useful animal and ________ honest friend as well.
A. A; a; an B. A; an; a C. The; an; a D. The; an; an
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Stop smoking, ________ your health will get worse soon.
A. and B. or C. but D. s o
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---How far is it from your school to Lake Taihu?
---It’s about ________ drive.
A. forty minute B. forty minutes C. forty minutes’ D．forty-minutes
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My cousin used to ________ online too late, but now she is used to ________ to bed early.
A. chat; go B. chatting; go C. chatting; going D. chat; going
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---Can you tell me whom the book ________ in April, 2012?
---Sorry, I don’t know.
A. was written by B. was written C. is written D. is written by
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_______ the teachers in the school is one hundred, and ________ of them are women teachers.
A. A number of; four-fifth B. The number of; four-fifth
C. A number of; four-fifths D. The number of; four-fifths
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--My father has decided to ________ smoking.
---That’s good news for us.
A. give up B. give out C. give in D. give off
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---Could I go boating this weekend, Dad?
---Yes, you ________. But you ________ come back before lunch.
A. could; must B. can; must C. could; should D. must; should
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---Mary dances best in our school.
---I agree. I’ll never forget ______ her dance for the first time.
A. seeing B. to see C. see D. seen
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---Would you like tea or coffee, Ayse?
---_________ is OK. I really don't mind．
A. None B. Either C. Any D. Both
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---Could you please tell me ________ the USA?
---In two weeks, I think.
A. how soon will you visit B. how soon you will visit
C. how long have you been in D. how long you have been in
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You________such clothes because you are still a student.
A.aren’t allowed to wearing B. aren’t allowed to wear
C. aren’t allowed wearing D. don’t allow to wear
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---What hot weather! Would you mind opening the windows?
---________
A.No.I won’t do it. B. Yes, please.
C.Yes,I’ll do it. D. No.Not at all.
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When you sit down with your family to eat a meal, do you ever wonder when and where the of using chopsticks (筷子) began?
People say that the first chopsticks were used in China 5,000 years ago. The practice became widespread in Korea, Vietnam and Japan. Today they are a symbol of culture.
Of Asian co untries, Japan highlights the importance of chopsticks a day to celebrate them. August 4 is as Chopsticks Day in Japan.
The different traditions of Asia lead to different kinds of chopsticks. For example the Japanese use sharp chopsticks they eat a lot of fish. Sharp chopsticks are good for picking the fish from the bones.
Chopsticks are made from different kinds of material. Bamboo chopsticks are because the material is easy to break apart and doesn’t burn easily. People also use wood and bone for chopsticks. Some rich people had theirs from valuable metals. Many emperors used silver chopsticks, for it was believed that they would turn if there was poison in the food.
There are also many table manners with chopsticks. For instance, never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice bowl or tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. People believe this is impolite to the host.
1.A. advantage B. tradition C. instru ction D. time
2.A. European B. American C. Asian D. Chinese
3.A. with B. through C. on D. over
4.A. picked B. made C. used D. set
5.A. homing B. producing C. cooking D. gardening
6.A. because B. so C. once D. unless
7.A. usual B. common C. general D. strong
8.A. to make B. making C. made D. being made
9.A. black B. gray C. dark D. red
10.A. popular B. filled C. compared D. connected
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How can a small stamp be worth ＄16,800?
Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on a two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.
Do you think it impossible? Well, it is true. And this is how it happened.
The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British colony (前英国殖民地) of M auritius (毛里求斯岛), a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the fourth country in the world to put out stamps.
Before the order was filled and the stamps arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the commander-in-chief (总司令) of all the armed forces on the island. The dance would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the stamps. He carelessly put the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid”, two words seen on stamps at that time, on the several hundred that he printed.
Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left--- fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-Penny Blues and because of their age, collectors have paid as much as ＄16,800 for one of them.
1.When a mistake is made in the printing of the stamp, the stamp___________.
A. will be thrown away
B. increases in value
C. is not worth buying
D. is worth no more than its face value
2.Why did Mauritius print some stamps too? Because__________.
A. London stamps were not well printed
B. London would not print them
C. invitations to a big dance had to be posted quickly
D. Mauritius had a very good printer
3.“Post Paid” means___________.
A. the same as “Post Office”
B. the Post Office is the place to buy stamps
C. money has been paid for the stamp
D. the letter must be posted
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Having returned from her round trip (往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes (应给予) me￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office, “you sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.”
Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, madam,” he said politely, “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” She answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”
“That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.” Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”
“Err, well…” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs… let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”
The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.
1.The woman was angry because__________.
A. she couldn’t use the ticket for her round trip
B. she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned
C. she spent more money than she had expected
D. Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing
2.Harry started talking to the little girl________.
A. because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do
B. because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl
C. because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice
D. when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl
3.The woman left the office without saying anything because _______.
A. she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticket
B. she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the young man
C. she was moved by Harry’s kindness
D. she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted
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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the king’s baker (面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o’clock three hundr ed houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was t he worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St. Paul’s and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St. Paul’s.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
1.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that__________.
A. some people lost their lives
B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
C. many famous buildings were destroyed
D. the king’s bakery was burned down
2.Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?
A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C. To show that poor people suffered most.
D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
3.How was the fire put out according to the text?
A. The king and his soldiers came to help.
B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
C. People managed to get enough water from the river.
D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.
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Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria (衡量标准，尺度) in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They looked for a university that offered the teenager’s intended major (主修科目), one located near a large city, and a campus (大学校园) where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue (问题) is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns (担心), and the same question was always asked: What about crime? But when college officials al ways gave the same answer---“That’s not a problem here.” ---Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever?” comments (评论) Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: In 1999 the U.S . Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics (统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity (名声), leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog (监视) group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
1.The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August_________.
A. to express the opinions of many parents
B. to choose a right one for their daughter
C. to check the cost of college education
D. to find a right one near a large city
2.It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges_________.
A. receive too many visitors
B. mirror the rest of the nation
C. hide the truth of campus crime
D. have too many watchdog groups
3.The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means “_________”.
A. mind B. take C. believe D. expect
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. Exact campus crime statistics.
B. Crimes on or around campuses.
C. Effective solutions to campus crime.
D. Concerns about kids’ campus safety.
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单词拼写 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)
(A) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.His room was _______________ (comfort) warm.
2.The work ____________ (it) is easy, I think.
3.You will have your ____________ (choose) between the two.
4.A person who does not like fishing usually appears __________ (patient) in doing his work.
(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
5.Japan ___________ (进口)wood from Canada every year.
6.She wrote to me after a long ___________(沉默).
7.I hope you will have an _____________(愉快的) time in the UK.
8.Jane’s silk blouse feels far ____________(光滑的) than the cotton one.
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动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)
1.I told her to stop talking, but she_____________ (not listen).
2.All the results should______________ (announce) after the ga me ends.
3.There ___________ (be) few students playing in the playground because of the coming exam, will there?
4.They _____________ (fly) to Australia several times.
5.He had his car _____________ (repair) on his way to the party, so he was late that day.
6.By the end of last year, Mary _____________ (send) twenty e-mails to her pen friend, Jack.
7.---Why didn’t she stop him going out?
---Sorry, but she ______________ (write) a letter and didn’t notice him go out.
8.Would you please tell me how much money ____________ (steal) from the shop last night?
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完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。(本大题共9分，每句1.5分)
1.据说她足够幸运，免费获得两张音乐会的门票。
It is said that she is _________________________________________________________.
2.我爷爷在去世前和癌症进行了顽强的斗争。
My grandpa _____________________________________his cancer before he passed away.
3. 那位老头在交通事故中伤得很重，必须马上送医院。
In the traffic accident the old man was_______________________________ hospital at once.
4.Amy出国进修英语的梦想终于实现了。
Finally, Amy's dream of _____________________English studies ______________________.
5. 像许多其他科学家一样，蒋新松把一生都奉献给了机器人研究。
Like many other famous scientists, Jiang Xinsong _____________________the study of robots.
6.3D版的《泰坦尼克号》很值得一看。
The 3D Titanic _______________________________________________________________.
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先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整 。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。
T he South China Sea Islands are m 1. up of the East Sand Islands, West Sand Islands, Middle Sand Islands, South Sand Islands and Huangyan Island. A 2. the islands of Nansha Islands, Huangyan Island is the only island above the China South Sea. It is r 3. in all kinds of fishes. It is one of the most beautiful t 4. attractions in China. Many people there still make a l 5. by fishing from the sea. However, on April 10, 2012, the Philippine soldiers b 6. into this island. They threatened (威胁) our six fishermen by guns to stand in the sun for two hours without any clothes. They even r 7. our fishermen to sign a file to announce that Huangyan Island belonged to Philippine, but was refused firmly.
“We will never give up! Huangyan Island has been part of China for c 8. ” a Chinese government official said a 9. .With the help of the Chinese government, the six fishermen were saved at last and they succeeded in leaving the island s 10. .They went back to China yesterday.
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假如你是一个无锡新市民，你叫Luo Hui, 来自湖南，目睹了无锡最近几年的发展和变化，有喜有忧。于是你就给政府有关部门发了一份e-mail，谈了一些自己的想法，并提出了一些合理的建议，内容要点如下：
1. 最近几年无锡发展很快；比如，道路变宽了；城里可供人们休闲的场所也多了；这里的人们过着幸福的生活；
2. 但是还存在一些严重的问题：房价太高，许多人根本买不起房子；因为工业的发展，水和空气被严重污染；人们很难呼吸到新鲜空气。
3. 我的建议：……
注意：1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；
2. 第3要点作2-3句话的适当发挥；
3. E-mail的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
4. 词数：80个词左右。
Dear Sir or Madam,
How are you? It’s my great pleasure to write this e-mail to you.
My name is Luo Hui. I’m a middle school student. I moved to Wuxi with my parents five years ago because my parents found work here. ________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Luo Hui
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