All over the world people enjoy sports, Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.
Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when "their" player or team wins.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for(参加) them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many love to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(胜不骄，败不馁).
1.Why do some people get excited when they watch a game? Because _______.
A. they win the game
B. they get the good news
C. their favourite team wins
D. they can’t help themselves
2.Which of the sports has a long history?
A. Water-skiing. B. Basketball.
C. Volleyball. D. Long jump.
3.Why do people from different countries often become friends after a game together?
Because____________.
A. they train their character in the game
B. they are friendly to each other
C. they understand each other
D. they help each other
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This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.
Littleton Children’s Home
We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome. Also — we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much—will you share it?
Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.
Children’s Hospice
We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.
Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.
Street Food
In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.
Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713.
Littleton Youth Club
Have you got an unwanted chair?—a record player?—a pot of paint? Because we can use them! We want to get to work on our meeting room!
Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.
Thank you!
The Night Shelter
We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.
Send it to us at 15,Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.
1.Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for _________ .
A. homeless and sick children
B. hungry people who have no beds to sleep in
C. less lucky members of our society
D. friendly members of our society to help others
2.If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to _____________ .
A. Street Food B. Children’s Home
C. Night Shelter D. Children’s Hospice
3.If you want to help but you have no extra to give, you may dial ________ and offer your help.
A.27713 B.55671 C.62735 D.66231
4.If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to ____________ .
A. Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice
B. Youth Club and Children’s Home
C. Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter
D. Youth Club and Night Shelter
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We were moving to a new state after my husband had been out of work for many months and we had no money. In fact, we had to borrow money to reach our destination town. Anyway, it was my husband, two boys aged four and two, and myself, seven months pregnant (怀孕), in an old Volvo station wagon. We had been driving for two days in the middle of winter (that car’s heater didn’t work), and we had taken a route that was very desolate. There was nothing around for miles－no cars, buildings or signs of civilization. Suddenly, our car started losing power and the gauges(汽油表) went all out of order. We saw a light in the distance and managed to roll to a stop in front of this property that looked like a small simple house. Our cell phones had not gotten reception for many miles, and it was freezing outside, so I didn’t know if we were going to make it out of this situation alive. My husband got out of the car to see if there was something he could do to get us rolling again, but it was not looking good. A short while later, a man came out of the house and spoke with my husband a bit before inviting us all into his home. He and his wife took us in, fed us, and made us feel at home as we struggled to find some way to get to our destination, which was still a few hours’ drive away. We were able to call a friend and get a ride, leaving our broken car behind, but not before the couple gave us food and water for our journey. One week later, this dear sweet couple pulled our car all the way to our place and refused to take anything in return, except for us to pay it forward－and we have, and will continue to do it forever.
1.We can learn from the text that the family________.
A. had a hopeless future
B. was in financial difficulty
C. suffered from a company crash
D. wanted to turn to their relatives for help
2.The underlined word “ desolate” probably mean________.
A. deserted B. advanced
C. smooth D. muddy
3.Knowing that the wagon had broken down, the author________.
A. called her friend several miles away for help
B. stopped the car in front of a simple service station
C. was afraid that they couldn’t overcome the difficulty
D. encouraged her husband and children to be confident
4.We can learn from the text that the family___________.
A. got out of their financial difficulty
B. met with more troubles after that
C. came back to thank the couple who had helped them
D. followed the couple’s example in return for their help
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From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face a cold prospect of losing their jobs as a global recession(衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.
Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help Asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devoted group.
"In the Confucian mindset(儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden（负担）, which is the sense of collective responsibility. While in the West, it's more about individual survival," said Michael Benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU).
In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.
Japan's jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong's was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.
Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals(对手) from abroad.
1.The underlined word "prospect" in the first paragraph most probably means _________.
A. future B. scene
C. weather D. place
2.Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that _________.
A. it's helpful to the economy recovery
B. it can form a team working harder and more loyally
C. it will keep the experienced and skilled workers
D. it costs the company less money to survive
3.According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on _________.
A. human rights
B. personal profits
C. sharing responsibility
D. individual survival
4.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. the difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with today
B. the different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession
C. the ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downturn
D. the cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at present
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
There are all sorts of good sensible reasons to avoid getting angry. Not only does it make us feel bad, it also makes us do stupid things without noticing the risks and it can be self-destructive ( 毁坏性的). ___1.____ But like all emotions, anger has its purposes, which can be used for good effects.
Anger is a motivating force.
In fact anger itself is a kind of positive energy and a powerful motivating force. ___2. When we see something as beneficial, we want it more when we are angry. So, when used right, constructive anger can make us feel strong and powerful and help push us on to get what we want.
3.
It may sound like a strange thing to say, but angry people have something in common with happy people. That's because both tend to expect favorable results. By comparison those experiencing more fear are more pessimistic (悲观的) about the future and expect further terrors.
Anger can benefit relationships.
Society tells us anger is dangerous and we should hide it .The problem is that when we hide our anger, our partner doesn't know he's done something wrong. And so he keeps doing it. 4. The expression of anger, if reasonable and aimed at finding a solution, can actually benefit and strengthen relationships.
Anger provides self-understanding.
Anger can also provide understanding into ourselves, if we allow it. Getting angry leads to a positive outcome. Anger help discover our own faults. If we can notice when we get angry and why, then we can learn what to do to improve our lives. ____5.
A. And that doesn't do our relationship any good.
B. Anger can turn us on and thus push on towards our goals in the face of problems and barriers.
C. Anger reduces violence.
D. Angry people are more optimistic.
E. Most of us treat our anger as though it's unreasonable, unshowable and unmentionable.
F. That's because it's a very strong social signal that a situation needs to be solved.
G. Anger can encourage self-change.
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I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a but didn't realize how much until classes began.
I on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm（宿舍）. Often, _______ finishing my homework before it was to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the I received showed my lack of . I realized that I needed to find some sort of .
So, the next day I created a that would my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, ____ I was only able to it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much ____ .
So I tried another plan. This one lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then, the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time.
This is the I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is . Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.
My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm __ that I've learned to balance things and it has helped me for what is to come after graduation.
1.A. disaster B. trouble C. challenge D. competition
2.A. kept B. got C. took D. caught
3.A. as well as B. in order to C. not only D. instead of
4.A. point B. late C. ready D. time
5.A. seldom B. always C. hardly D. never
6.A. grade B. rank C. degree D. title
7.A. intelligence B. confidence C. exercise D. effort
8.A. change B. skill C. balance D. improvement
9.A. form B. method C. timetable D. system
10.A. average B. divide C. arrange D. organize
11.A. and B. but C. so D. then
12.A. accept B. collect C. follow D. insist
13.A. influence B. pressure C. question D. doubt
14.A. provided B. needed C. formed D. included
15.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
16.A. among B. under C. from D. with
17.A. method B. skill C. experience D. way
18.A. important B. valuable C. limited D. up
19.A. convinced B. glad C. sure D. ungrateful
20.A. prepare B. enable C. practise D. equip
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Sean: What a fine day! Oh, I can spend all my free time 1. (read) on this balcony （阳台）on a fine day like this. I like it.
Jean: The balcony is very beautiful, but I don’t like the fact that it 2. (face) north.
Sean: Why? What’s wrong with its facing north?
Jean: You don’t know that 3. the balcony faces north, it will get cool in the summer, but too cold in the winter.
Sean: You don’t have to worry about that. We have the 4. (center) heating system in winter, don’t we?
Jean: Yes, we do. The best houses face south, anyway. In that case, we will enjoy the cool wind in the summer and the warm sunshine in the winter.
Sean: Oh, darling, I’m sorry, 5. we don’t have enough money for such a house.
Jean: Well, forget 6. . I was just talking. The nice environment of this apartment is good for our children. I am satisfied with it.
Sean: Thanks. And it’s convenient 7. you to go to work and go shopping.
Jean: You’re right. To our children, it’s also close to their school. That’s really
___8. (satisfy).
Sean: I’m most 9. (attract) by the price. You know it costs the least in Beijing.
Jean: The least? Are you sure? Do you know the developer?
Sean: I know little about the developer but I am sure this is the 10. (cheap) building here.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Mr．Smith had neither wife nor children．He liked nothing but drinking．He almost spent all of his money drinks．Sometimes he went hungry, but he had to borrow some money to buy some food．One evening he met a friend of him in the street．The man invited him to have dinner in a restaurant．He was very
happy that he drank too much．His friend stopped a taxi and ask the driver to
take him home．Soon they reached in the door of his house．The driver drove away．But Mr Smith couldn't insert the key into the keyhole．Just then a policeman went up, offering to help him but he refused, saying "the house is circled now．If you can keep it moving, I can open the door myself．”
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假如你是李华，是高一某班班长。为了丰富同学们的课外生活，班级准备成立一个自行车俱乐部(cycling club)。请你根据下面的提示，用英语写一则口头通知。通知如下：
每周训练一次，由体育老师辅导。
安排在每周三下午第三节的课外活动时间；
自行车自备；
活动免费；
到班长那里报名（sign up）。
注意：1. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
2. 词数100 左右。
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