He missed _______ gold in the high jump, but will get _______ second chance in the long jump.
A．the; the B．不填; a C．the; a D．a; 不填
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We set off _______ the Three Gorges _______ a beautiful afternoon from Fu Ling.
A．to; at B．from; on C．through; on D．for; on
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His experiences as a volunteer in the quake-hit areas have changed his attitude toward society and _______ influence his future life．
A．is to B．was going to C．are to D．were sure to
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Only if enough evidence is discovered _______ in the existence of the monster.
A．will people believe B．people will believe
C．shall people believe D．people shall believe
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Do let your mother know the truth. She seems to _______ everything.
A．have told B．be told C．have been told D．being told
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Evidence has been found through years of study that children’s early sleeping problems are _______ to continue when they grow up.
A．likely B．possible C．probable D．narrowly
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The bell _______ the end of the period rang, _______ our heated discussion.
A．indicating; interrupting B．indicated; interrupting
C．indicating; interrupted D．indicated; interrupted
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——Do you have enough to _______ all your daily expenses?
——Oh yes, enough and to spare.
A．spend B．cover C．cost D．take
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The house is built _______ there was a temple which had been built in honor of a famous monk.
A．in which B．in what C．where D．in where
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His expression suggested that he _______ ill, so the teacher suggested that he _______ sent to hospital at once.
A．was; must be B．is; should be C．be; be D．was; be
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He _______ the best person you had been expecting for the job, but who else _______?
A．may not be; could be
B．couldn’t be; might be
C．might not have been; could have been
D．mustn’t be; must have been
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One of our rules is that every student _______ wear school uniform while at school.
A．might B．could C．shall D．will
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He is a very careful man, but he ________ make mistakes which seem ridiculous
A．can B．must C．may D．will
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Walmart, which is one of the largest American supermarket chains, _______ some of its store open 24 hours on Mondays through Saturdays.
A．keep B．keeps C．have kept D．had kept
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——Alvin, are you coming with us?
—— I’d love to, but something unexpected _______.
A．has come up B．was coming up C．had come up D．would come up
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Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 1 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 2 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际) makes up about 50% of what we really 3. And body language is particularly 4 when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化). Indeed, what is called body language is so 5 a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 6, different societies treat the 7between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 8 contact (接触) even with friends, certainly not with 9 .
People from Latin American countries, 10, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in 11, it may look like a Latino is 12a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 13. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 14 -which the Latino will in return regard as 15 _ .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 16. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 17 cultures, there’s a strong possibility of 18. But whatever the situation, the best 19 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 20 _.
1. A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
2. A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
3. A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
4. A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
5. A．well B．far C．much D．long
6. A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
7. A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
8. A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
9. A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbours D．enemies
10. A．in other words B．on the other hand
C．in a similar way D．by all means
11. A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
12. A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
13. A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
14. A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
15. A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
16. A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
17. A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
18. A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
19. A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
20. A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased
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The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had a few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or leave it there.
In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.
My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?
Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.
1.The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.
A．he wanted to talk to the author
B．he might think the author dropped the bread
C．the author appeared too nervous
D．the author was going to get off
2.The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.
A．easily obtained
B．strongly supported
C．purposely created
D．completely unaccepted
3.Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?
A．He noticed that no one was looking at him.
B．He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to waste.
C．He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.
D．He valued kindness more than his own pride.
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6-Day Trek (艰苦跋涉) in the Highland National Parks
Destinations: Saigon—Cat Tien National Park—Buon Ma Thuot—Lak Lake—YokDon National Park
Estimated trekking time: Average 4-5 hours／day
Summary: This trip is ideal for those who love trekking in natural forests. From the southern part of Vietnam up to the central highlands, you will cross through two national parks. There will be opportunities to see wildlife and challenge yourself physically at a moderate (中等的) level.
Indulge yourself in the beauty of nature, escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, rediscover yourself in the natural world and refresh both mind and body.
Highlights:
1) Private tour
2) Walk through the forest to a fascinating and beautiful wetland area. If you are lucky, you may be able to see many different kinds of animals using only binoculars (双筒望远镜).
3) Night time wildlife-spotting excursion (远足)
4) Elephant riding
Includes:
1) Travel insurance
2) Private transportation
3) English-speaking guide
4) Guest house-twin shared room
5) Meals as indicated in the itinerary
6) Elephants
7) Canoe
8) Mineral water
9) Entrance fees & all permits
Excludes:
1) Surcharges for other guides in other languages, festival season and peak season surcharges, which will be advised at time of booking
2) Visa
3) Gong show (80 USD／show)
4) Tips
5) Personal expenses
1.During the tour, visitors will trek through _______ national parks.
A．2 B．3 C．4 D．5
2.In the forest, tourists will be able to _______.
A．ride elephants B．have barbeques with natives
C．play with wild animals D．race in canoes
3.Visitors may have to pay extra fees for _______.
A．permits B．a Gong show
C．meals and water D．an English-speaking guide
4.This advertisement is especially for visitors _______.
A．from other countries
B．who love wildlife
C．who enjoy country life
D．interested in hiking in forests
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“We do look very different; we’re older. Leo’s 38, I’m 37. We were 21 and 22 when we made that film. You know, he’s fatter now -- I’m thinner.” So says Kate Winslet, who is thrilled at the 3-D re-release of Titanic to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship’s demise. “It happens every time I get on any boat of any kind." She recalls. There are all the people who want her to walk to the front of the ship and re-create her famous pose, arms flung wide. Most people remember the tragedy: The British passenger ship—said to be unsinkable—hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, during its maiden voyage from England to New York City. More than 1,500 people died. But little known is what the world learned from the sinking to prevent future incidents.
Probably the greatest deficiency (不足) of the Titanic was that she was built 40 years before the widespread use of the wonderful invention radar (雷达). Her only defense against icebergs and hidden obstacles was to rely on manned lookouts. On that fateful night the eyesight of trained lookouts only provided 37 seconds of warning before the collision.
Traveling at nearly 30 miles an hour, the Titanic was moving far too fast to avoid the huge iceberg. The warning did prevent a head-on collision as the officer on the bridge managed to turn the ship slightly.
The last ship to which it could send an SOS message was the California. She was within ten miles of the Titanic during the disaster, but her radio operator went to bed at midnight and never received any of the SOS messages from the Titanic. That was one of the important lessons learned from the catastrophe, the need for 24-hour radio operators on all passenger liners.
Another lesson learned was the need for more lifeboats. The Titanic remained afloat (漂浮) for almost three hours and most of the passengers could have been saved with enough lifeboats.
1,500 passengers and workers died in the 28 degree waters of the Atlantic. Out of the tragedy, the sinking did produce some important maritime reforms. The winter travel routes were changed to the south and the Coast Guard began to keep an eye on the location of all icebergs. The new rules for lifeboats were obvious to all. There must be enough lifeboats for everybody on board.
The most important lesson learned was that no one would ever again consider a ship unsinkable—no matter how large or how well constructed. Never again would sailors place their faith in a ship above the power of the sea.
1.The text mainly tells us ______.
A．the reason why the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean
B．how the unsinkable ship of Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean
C．the lessons that we could learn from the accident of the Titanic
D．the things we should do to protect the lives on the ship
2.According to the passage, which of the following could we infer?
A．If the captain had been more careful, he could have had the chance to save the Titanic.
B．If radar had existed 40 years ago, the Titanic would have never disappeared from the world.
C．If the lookout had had much more experience, he could have had the time to save the Titanic.
D．If there had been enough lifeboats on the Titanic, the Titanic would not have sunk in the Atlantic.
3.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Lessons from the Titanic B．Technology is Important
C．Demands of Passengers D．Power of Sea
4.What’s the sailors’ attitude towards the ships after the tragedy?
A．They think there really exists the unsinkable ship.
B．They think ships could eventually defeat the sea.
C．They think there is no power that could control the sea.
D．They think the bigger the ship is, the safer it is.
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In the world today, there are millions of surveillance cameras, or “spy cams”, watching and monitoring our daily activities. There are some benefits of course, as people who are breaking laws can be watched and caught using cameras and this helps keep our society and public places safe. These cameras are everywhere and most are openly visible on roads, in airports, businesses, shopping centers and government buildings and even in lifts. Even schools have started using spy cams to watch student activity and behaviour.
The cameras are so common now that we hardly ever even notice them. But the problem lies with the ones that are hidden away from our eyes and are unseen. Technology has helped develop tiny cameras that can be very well hidden and they can “spy” on shoppers, workers, babysitters and people in hotels and clubs without the people even knowing.
It is these spy cams that people feel are an invasion of privacy. Recently, in the US, there have been a number of court cases against babysitters whose actions have been recorded by their employers on hidden cameras.
The number of cameras in public and private areas is on the increase and with rising crime rates and the recent terrorist attacks, more and more surveillance cameras are being used to watch us. This means that we all have to be aware that our employers, department stores, police and even some of our friends could be spying on us at any time!
1.In the writer’s opinion, surveillance cameras _______. .
A．do more good than wrong
B．are overused
C．should be very popular
D．ought to be more widely used
2.In what way can the surveillance camera benefit the public?
A．By helping keep social safety.
B．By monitoring the employees.
C．By watching the students in class.
D．By spying on customers.
3.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, people _______ the use of hidden cameras.
A．object to
B．agree to
C．feel happy about
D．are fearful of
4.Spy cams will be more widely used in the future because _______. .
A．all people want to spy
B．of the invasion of privacy
C．people enjoy being watched
D．of terrorist attacks
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When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strong happened to the large animals; they suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived; the large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction.
Now something similar could be happening in the oceans. That the seas are being over-fished has been known for years and researchers such as Ransom Myers and Boris Worm have shown how fast things are changing. They have looked at half a century of data from fisheries around the world. Their methods do not attempt to estimate the actual biomass (the amount of living biological matter) of fish species in particular parts of the ocean, but rather changes in that biomass over time. According to their latest paper published in Nature, the biomass of large predators (animals that kill and eat other animals) inanes fishery is reduced on average by 80% within 15 years of the start of exploitation. In some long-fished areas, it has halved again since then.
Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative (保守的). One reason for this is that fishing technology has improved. Today’s vessels can find their prey using satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago. That means a higher proportion of what is in the sea is being caught, so the real difference between present and past is likely to be worse than the one recorded by changes in catch sizes. In the early days, too, longlines would have been more saturated with fish. Some individuals would therefore not have been caught, since baited hooks would have been available to trap them, leading to an underestimate of fish stocks in the past. Furthermore, in the early days of longline fishing, a lot of fish were lost to sharks after they had been hooked. That is no longer a problem, because there are fewer sharks around noise.
Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm argue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future management efforts must take into account. They believe the date support an idea current among marine biologists, that of the “shifting baseline”. The notion is that people have failed to detect the massive changes which have happened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels. Most fisheries are well below that, which is a bad way to do business.
1.The aim of the extinction of large prehistoric animals is to suggest that _______.
A．large animal were not easy to survive in the changing environment
B．small species survived as large animals disappeared
C．large sea animals may face the same threat today.
D．Slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones
2.We can infer from Dr Myers and Dr. Worm’s paper that _______.
A．the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%
B．there are only half as many fisheries are there were 15 years ago
C．the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount
D．the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old
3.By saying these figures are conservative (line 1, paragraph 3), Dr worm means that_______.
A．fishing technology has improved rapidly
B．then catch-sizes are actually smaller then recorded
C．the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss
D．the date collected so far are out of date.
4.Dr Myers and other researchers hold that _______.
A．people should look for a baseline that can’t work for a longer time
B．fisheries should keep the yield below 50% of the biomass
C．the ocean biomass should restore its original level.
D．people should adjust the fishing baseline to changing situation.
5.The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’ _______.
A．management efficiency
B．biomass level
C．catch-size limits
D．technological application.
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根据首字母或汉语提示，用单词的正确形式填空。
1.The climate is becoming worse and worse because of the ______________(毁坏) of the environment.
2.The monster is so ______________(神秘) because nobody has ever seen it.
3.Samantha is always s______________ about everything, and she never trusts anyone.
4.______________(组合) of letters may be read in different ways.
5.Callum is one of his best c______________, and they work in the same office.
6.Everyone is ______________(禁止) to copy other’s homework.
7.L______________ is the study of languages.
8.C______________ with his house, this one is relatively cheap.
9.The shop sells v______________ of goods, which sometimes make it hard to choose.
10.We were shocked by the ______________(宣布) that the foreign minister died.
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根据汉语完成句子。（请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号的横线上，一空一词。）
1.他昨天声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速游动。
He __________ to have seen a round black creature __________ quickly through the water yesterday.
2.他们说水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的动物。
They say that the __________ lake is __________ to be able to __________ such large living creatures.
3.当急流穿过两英里高的峡谷时，峡谷变窄了，只有350英尺。
The gorge __________ __________ 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high mountains.
4.块块巨石形象各异，条条之流流淌着传说，座座小山承载着过往。
Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the river __________ its legend, and every hill was __________ __________ the past.
5.远山上写着20英尺见方的汉字：“建造山峡大坝，开发长江资源”。
On a distant mountain was a sign __________ 20-foot __________. “Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River,” it __________.
6.你永远想不到她。一个人带大五个孩子所遇到的困难。
You can never imagine the difficulty she had __________ up five children all by herself.
7.这也导致了大量的美语单词和结构传入英国英语。
It has also __________ __________ lots of American words and structures __________ into British English.
8.对于美国人来说，情况稍微好些，这多亏了一位叫诺亚.韦伯斯特的人，一位1778年毕业于耶鲁大学的教师。
For Americans things are a little bit easier, __________ __________ the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who __________ from Yale University in 1778.
9.萧伯纳有这样的评论：英国及美国这两个国家被共同的语言所区分。
Gorge Bernard Shaw made the famous __________ __________ the British and The Americans are two nations divided by a common language.
10.两个国家境内的口音差异可能和两国之间的口音差异一样大。
There is probably __________ much __________ of pronunciation __________ the two countries as __________ them.
11.在旅游界有一种说法：所有游客都被敲竹杠。
There is a saying in the travel trade __________ all tourists are __________ __________.
12.《初级拼写》建议简化英语单词的拼写。
The Elementary Spelling Book suggested __________ the spelling of English words.
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请将下列方框里所列词汇的正确形式填到短文中，每空限一词，不能重复使用。
| depend important similar contribute mean pronunciation differ strength end up attend |
We can see the 1) __________ between American English British English but they are different sometimes. Many students want to know about the 2) __________ between American English and British English.
At first the language in Britain and America was the same. In 1776 America became a (an) 3) __________ country. After that, the language slowly began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the same, while the language in England changed. For example, 300 years ago the English talked about "fall".
Today, most British people talk about "autumn", but Americans still talk abut "fall". In the same way Americans still use the expression "I guess" 4) __________ "I think", just as the British did 300 years ago.
At the same time, British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages, 5) __________ with different words. For example, the British took "typhoon" from Chinese, while the Americans took "tornado" from Spanish.
In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English, so he changed the spelling of many words. That’s why the words "colour", "centre" and "traveller" are spelt "color", "center" and "traveler" in American English. Except for spelling, written English is more or less the same in both British and American English.
They are also different in the spoken language. For example, Americans say dance /dæns/, and in southern England they say /dɑ?ns/. In America they 6) p__________ not /nɑt/; in southern England they say /n?t/. However, most of the time people from the two countries do not have any trouble in understanding each other.
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CHENGDU, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo on Tuesday met with foreign guests 1) __________ the 13th Western China International Fair (WCIF) on exchanges and cooperation.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, called on Bangladesh and Macedonia to 2) __________ cooperation with China on the development of western China.
While meeting with Abdul Hamid, speaker of the Bangladesh National Assembly, Wu said that China attaches 3) __________ to developing relations with Bangladesh.
Wu also met with Dmitry Mezentsev, chairman of the entrepreneur committee of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as well as the secretary-general-in-waiting of the SCO.
The SCO has become an important organization in safeguarding regional security and promoting common development, and China has made great 4) __________ to the SCO’s development, Mezentsev said, calling on member states to make joint efforts to promote the organization’s development.
The guests were invited to attend the 13th WCIF, which opened on Tuesday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
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