August is ______ wonderful month for traveling, but ______ attraction of the Games made many people stay home to enjoy the events on TV.
A．a; a B．the; the C．a; the D．the; a
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Who is the person is standing at the school gate ?
A．who B．that C．which D．whom
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Tom , rather than his teammates ,_______ for the failure of the volleyball match.
A were to blame B was to blame C were to blame D was to be blame
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Several weeks had gone by____I realized the painting was missing.
A．as B．before C．since D．when
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It was ______ back home after the experiment.
A． not until midnight did he go B． until midnight that he didn’t go
C． not until midnight that he went D． until midnight when he didn’t go
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He tried to get someone to _______ the old worker but could find none.
A in place of B instead of C take the place of D take place
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— What should I do with this passage?
—________ the main idea of each paragraph.
A．Finding out B．Found out C．Find out D．To find out
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Only when he was refused by the interviewer ____ the importance of knowing English.
A．was he fully aware of B．he was fully aware of
C．was fully he aware of D．he fully was aware of
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There is _____ evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the environment.
A．abandoned B．adequate C．absent D．absurd
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With my money ______, I went back home.
A．ran out of B．ran out C．running out of D．running out
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The site ______ now is a park, which will be open to the public at the end of this year.
A．to be built B．being built C．having been built D．Built
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Since we talked about saving money, you’d better _____ the money to be spent on CDs.
A．cut out B．make out C．give out D．bring out
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Out of ________ for the homeless, I gave them shelter for the night.
A．regret B．sympathy C．alarm D．shame
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That's the best way to ________ into the dangerous area.
A．get people get B．stop people to get
C．keep people getting D．prevent people getting
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—Thanks a lot, but can you do me one more favor, please?
—___________, sir. What can I do for you?
A．Just a minute B．It’s very nice of you
C．At your service D．Not a bit
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It was a quiet morning during the war. In a small valley, there was a little wooden building, which was an orphanage (孤儿院) that__16__ many young children who had lost their ___17__ in the war. Suddenly, a shell (炮弹) __18__ on the top of the orphanage’s building. Many children were ___19__. One little girl was badly hurt and bleeding. A runner was at once sent to __20__medical help.
When the doctor arrived, he_21_ that the girl’s greatest need at the moment was blood. He immediately checked the records in the__22__ to find someone who had the same blood type as the girl’s. A nurse soon __23__the children that had the same blood type together and asked who would be __24__ to donate blood to the girl. The children looked shocked, and no one said a word. Again with __25____ eyes, the doctor pleaded (恳求). __26__ a boy slowly raised his hand.
When the doctor injected the needle, the boy began to cry. The doctor tried to _27__ him, but in vain. Even when the needle was _28__ , the little boy was still crying. After the blood was given to the wounded girl, her___29__ got better. Then the doctor came to the boy, "Does it hurt?" "No, but I was afraid of dying." The doctor was __30_! "Why did you think you would die? "With __31_ in his eyes the boy replied, "Because I thought you would take all of my __32__ to save her! "The doctor didn’t know what to say! Then he asked, "__33_you thought you were going to die, why did you__34__to give her your blood?" With tears streaming down, he said in a___35__ voice, "Because she is my friend and I love her." There is no greater love in the world!
1. A．stored B．hid C．gained D．housed
2. A．neighbors B．friends C．parents D．teachers
3. A．fell B．appeared C．jumped D．flew
4. A．ruined B．wounded C．harmed D．lost
5. A．operate on B．take over C．get around D．ask for
6. A．introduced B．realized C．predicted D．promised
7. A．orphanage B．hospital C．school D．store
8. A．recognized B．turned C．gathered D．assumed
9. A．valuable B．willing C．regrettable D．useful
10. A．anxious B．curious C．delightful D．surprising
11. A．immediately B．happily C．finally D．probably
12. A．stop B．comfort C．interrupt D．support
13. A．disappeared B．Pulled C．Removed D．finished
14. A．function B．occasion C．position D．condition
15. A．shocked B．frightened C．pleased D．worried
16. A．smiles B．puzzle C．hope D．tears
17. A．energy B．health C．money D．blood
18. A．If B．Since C．Though D．Unless
19. A．expect B．wish C．agree D．permit
20. A．soft B．strange C．tired D．embarrassed
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Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave￡12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
1.The gift of money to the school suggests (暗示) that Johnson ___________.
A．had no children B．was a strange man
C．was very fond of children D．wanted people to know how rich he was
2.Many people wrote to Johnson to find out ___________.
A．what kind of whisky he had B．how to live longer
C．how to become wealthy D．in which part of the neck to have an injection
3.The newspaperman ___________.
A．should have reported what Johnson had told him
B．shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had
C．was eager to live a long life
D．should have found out what Johnson really meant
4.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that ___________.
A．he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening
B．he needn’t an injection in the neck
C．a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well
D．there was something wrong with his neck
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Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries may speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.
The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.
The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check this in a dictionary.
1.The writer thinks that ___________.
A．choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English
B．dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English
C．it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly
D．using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing
2.According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A．Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.
B．Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.
C．Small two-language dictionaries have serious shortcomings.
D．Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries.
3.When in the reading does the writer advise students to use a good dictionary?
A．At the beginning of the reading B．At the end of the reading
C．During the first reading D．After the first reading
4.This passage mainly tells us .
A．that students shouldn’t use small two-language dictionaries
B．what were the shortcomings of small two-language dictionaries
C．why students should use large college edition dictionaries
D．what dictionary students should choose and how to use it
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An inventor seeks to create a new product that serves a specific need and fulfills a role that other products do not. Sometimes an inventor comes up with a wholly new idea, but more often inventions are simply improvements on an older design. With a little imagination and creativity (创造力), an old idea can suddenly become something new.
However, creating a new invention means much more than having a brilliant idea. A good designer follows the design process: identifying the challenge, researching and brainstorming ideas(集思广益), designing a solution, testing and evaluating the ideas, and finally building the product. Designers also use science, math, technology, and engineering to design a tool that satisfies the need they identified.
Anyone can be an inventor —even kids! For example, Chester Greenwood was just fifteen years old when he invented a product that changed his life. In fact, his idea was so good that his invention supported him for the rest of his life. You may not know his name, but you probably know his invention —earmuffs (保暖耳罩)!
The inspiration for his earmuff design came to Chester when he was ice-skating. His ears were cold, and he decided to find a way to keep them warm. With the help of his grandmother, he made a new product to protect his ears and at the age of eighteen, Chester patented his earmuff design.
Many other famous inventors started young as well. Margaret Knight —the inventor of the flat-bottomed brown paper bag —is said to have created a safety device for textile looms(织布机) when she was just twelve years old. Another example is Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history, who applied for his first patent when he was just twenty-one years old. Over the course of his life, Thomas Edison patented a total of 1,093 inventions!
1.In most cases, an invention ________ according to the first paragraph.
A．comes from a complete new idea B．is usually based on an old product or idea
C．will change its creator’s life completely D．is created by scientists in different fields
2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us _______.
A．the difficulty in making a new invention B．the common steps of creating new things
C．having a good idea is the key to creation D．designing a tool is the first step in inventing
3.The example of Chester Greenwood is used to show that ________.
A．children can also invent something
B．it is easy even for children to make inventions
C．kids have more advantages in inventing things
D．to be an inventor is the best way to change one’s life
4.At first Chester designed his earmuffs in order to ________.
A．protect his ears while ice-skating
B．earn money to support his poor family
C．realize his dream of becoming an inventor
D．make himself look fashionable while ice-skating
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Have you ever noticed someone "talking" to them-selves? What did you think? The word "crazy" probably came to your mind. Wait a minute, though. Maybe they’re doing something meaningful.
Speaking practice can be effective in many different forms when people learn English or another foreign language. Imitating the speech of others is proven to be highly effective in developing a native speaker’s level of fluency in a language. Actually you’ve already proven that to your-self.
How? That’s how you learned your first language! Whether it was English, Spanish, French or some other language, you "imitated" your mother, father, other family members, friends, teachers and whoever else was around making "talking" noises at you as you formed your first communicative language skills.
So don’t think those who are talking to themselves are "crazy". At least don’t do so until you’ve tried it for your-self, in English or in your new foreign language.
As you go through your day, in English or your new foreign language, tell yourself what you’re doing at the moment and what you’re going to do during the day.
"Which of these shirts, ties, etc. should I wear today? Not this one, I wore it just last week. Maybe this one, but I don’t like this color with the pants. Let’s try another one," you might say as you are getting dressed.
If you live alone, you can talk aloud whenever you want without disturbing others. If you don’t live alone, however, then first explain to your family or roommates what you’ll be doing, to avoid a quiet phone call to the local psychiatrist (精神病学家).
1.The author wrote the passage mainly to _______.
A．tell us how to talk to ourselves
B．introduce a method of learning a foreign language
C．tell us why some people talk to themselves
D．explain to us how we learned our native language
2.What does the underlined word "it" in the fifth paragraph refer to?
A．The word "crazy". B．A foreign language.
C．The skill of communicating. D．The method of talking to oneself.
3.From the passage we can know that ______.
A．people who talk to themselves are crazy
B．if you live alone, you should talk to yourself
C．you should tell yourself what you’re doing
D．we learned our native language by imitating
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语境填词, 注意动词形式。（每空1分，满分25分）
1.Everyone think it is _(荒谬的)to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.
2.They marked the ________(分界线)of the football fields several days before the game.
3.We all __________ (渴望)peace and happiness．
4.Flower arrangement ()is an__________ (高雅的)art．
5.The new law__________ (宣告)that this was illegal．
6.She__________ (陪伴)her friend to the concert last night.
7.The theatre has very good access for the _________________ (残疾人).
8.They have made an_________(紧急)request for international aid.
9.The foundation would like to launch programs for providing _____________ (援助) for poor areas in Africa.
10.The novel is an important form of _ ______.(文学)
11.One of her a ___________ is to become a doctor.
12.Remember not to e______ them by asking personal questions.
13.The girl gave a v_________description of the event.
14.Hotel a_________was scarce during the Olympic Games.
15.Did anyone w________the traffic accident?
16.Don’t a______yourself to drinking.
17.When you _____ ______ trouble and need help, please turn to me .
18.This machine is invented to ______ _____ the quality of the products.
19.I quickly_____ _____ the change in temperature.
20.She was _____ _____ _____ when hearing the sound of explosion(爆炸).
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短文改错. 本题共有10处错误，请在原文中改正（满分10分）
My bicycle went wrong again. Tired with repairing it again and again, I decide to buy a new one. After school, I went to a shop locating in the center of the city with a friend called Jack. The black bicycle attracted my eyes as soon as we went into the store. It looked such cool that I could hardly wait to ride it. The shopkeeper told us that it is the latest bicycle. He wanted to charge me 800 yuan, that was too high for me. I just couldn’t afford for such an expensive one. Then I chose another one, which cost him only 200 yuan. It was not perfect, it was much better than the old one.
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句型转换（每空1分，满分15分）
1.The new medicine proved beneficial to the patient's skin problems.
----The new medicine proved to _____ _____ _____to the patient's skin problems.
2.I have neither brothers nor sisters.That is to say, I'm an only child.
--- I have neither brothers nor sisters—_____ _____ _____, I'm an only child
3.As a matter of fact, my boss is three years younger than me.
--As a matter of fact, my boss is three years _____ _____ me.
4.All we could see in front of us was 200 km of nothing but sand.
-- All we could see _____ _____ us was 200 km of nothing but sand.
5.Li Ming has his faults, but, on the whole, he is a good helper
--Li Ming has his faults, but, _____ _____ _____, he is a good helper.
6.It is difficult to imagine that he accepted the decision without any hesitation.
---It is hard to imagine _____ _____ the decision without any hesitation.
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假如你叫李华,你校的外教Smith夫妇刊登了一则广告在你校网页上,他们要在假期招聘一名临时保姆(babysitter),请你根据下面的提示给他们写一封电子邮件应聘。 注意:词数100左右。
★你有照顾孩子的经验；
★擅长烹饪,符合对方的要求。
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