“What________frightening experience!”the woman who survived the earthquake said with________frightened look on her face.
A.a; a B.不填; a C.不填; 不填 D.a; 不填
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-Did you see the new movie directed by that famous director? It's said to be _______ great fun.
-No. I have been busy repairing all the broken office _______ these days.
A. a; equipment B. the; equipments
C. \ ; equipment D. \ ; equipments
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A professor and a writer _________present at the meeting.
A．was B．is C．were D．had been
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I live at a busy street and the loud noise nearly ____me mad.
A. catches B. buries C. drives D. influences
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Can you lend me the magazine _____ last week?
A. you bought it B. that you bought
C. that you bought it D. which you bought it
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He is known _____ a scientist and famous _____ his research on rice.
A. for; as B. for; for C. as; for D. as; as
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For him __________ stage is just __________ means of making a living.
A. a; a B. the; a C. the; the D. a; the
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Jack offered us a big meal when he was leaving the office, but our work ____, we refused it.
A. not finished B. had not been finished
C. not having finished D. wasn’t finished
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I had ________ supper at my friend’s last Sunday and ________ food was very delicious.
A. a; the B. /; / C. the; / D. /; the
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—Who do you think will get the first prize?
—Mary, of course. She ________ for the competition for months.
A. is preparing B. was preparing
C. had been preparing D. has been preparing
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Mr. Xue enjoyed ________ by working in Yangzhou-Taizhou Airport because he always hates ________ while staying alone at home all day long.
A. itself; that B. himself; it C. it; it D. him; that
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We like Jack because he is a man ______everybody thinks is pleasant to _____.
A. who; talk B. whom; get on with
C. who; get on with D. whom; talk with
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— Is Paul playing both soccer and tennis for the school?
— He ______. But now he has given up playing tennis.
A. is B. has C. was D. had
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Don't handle the vase as if it ________made of steel.
A. is B. were C. has been D. had been
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The highway has been closed because of the heavy snow. Please find an ________ means of transport.
A. addictive B. active C. attractive D. alternative
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Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a 36 life. Mother was very carful about spending money. 37 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her 38 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 39 to her, so she decided to go 40 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were 41 in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said 42 there was an accident, they might be easily 43 in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t 44 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the 45 when suddenly the snowfield began to46 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and 47 the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, 48 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was 49 because she had hurt her head seriously and 50 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist 51 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane52 , but Mother died.
Every time I 53 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel54 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will 55 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.
1.A. happy B. healthy C. busy D. meaningful
2.A. Moreover B. However C. Anyway D. Though
3.A. writing B. housework C. work D. research
4.A. unfriendly B. loyal C. kind D. cruel
5.A. skating B. dancing C. hiking D. skiing
6.A. all B. both C. either D. every
7.A. now that B. in case C. as though D. even if
8.A. searched B. examined C. found D. caught
9.A. pay B. manage C. afford D. stand
10.A. mountain B. farmland C. playground D. snowfield
11.A. change B. melt C. shake D. jump
12.A. escaped B. passed C. experienced D. overcame
13.A. but B. so C. since D. while
14.A. in despair B. in danger C. in peace D. in ruins
15.A. hair B. blood C. tears D. jewels
16.A. carefully B. slowly C. immediately D. hardly
17.A. cried B. died C. woke D. survived
18.A. find out B. think of C. suffer from D. come across
19.A. satisfied B. curious C. anxious D. painful
20.A. admire B. envy C. reward D. thank
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LONDON—Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric(史前) site near Britain’s famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge.
Researchers have named the site “Bluehenge” after the color of the 27 Welsh stones that were laid to make up a path. The stones have disappeared, but the path of holes remains.
The new circle, unearthed over the summer by researchers from Sheffield University, represents an important find, researchers said Saturday. The site is about a mile away from Stonehenge.
Bluehenge, about 80 miles southwest of London, is believed to date back to about the time Stonehenge was built, about 5,000 years ago.
Mike Parker Pearson of Sheffield University said he believed the path and stonehenge itself were linked to rituals(仪式) of life and death.
Mike Parker suggested that the ancient funerary rituals began at a different circle site known as “Wood-henge”, which represented the world of the living. The bodies of the dead were then brought down the River Avon to Bluehenge, which represented death, and were finally carried along a ceremonial route known as the Avenue to Stonehenge.
Bournemouth University Professor Tim Darvill, an expert on Stonehenge, told Britain’s Dail Mail that Bluehenge “adds to the richness” of the ancient site’s story.
“This henge is very important because it forms part of the picture of ceremonial monuments in the area and puts Stonehenge into context,” Darvill was quoted(引述) as saying. “It’s no longer Stonehenge standing alone, but it has to be seen in context with the landscape.”
1.How many henges are mentioned in this passage?
A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five
2.Who believed the Stonehenge is related to ancient ritual of death?
A．Archaeologists from London B．Welsh researchers
C．Mike Parker Pearson D．Professor Tim Darvill
3.What does the underlined sentence “It’s no longer Stonehenge standing alone, but it has to be seen in context with the landscape.” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Stonehenge has noting to do with Bluehenge
B．Woodhenge represented the world of living in ancient times.
C．Bluehenge represented death
D．Stonehenge, Woodhenge and Bluehenge should be studied together
4.From the passage we can learn that ______.
A．researchers have named the site “Bluehenge,” because they have found blue huge stones there
B．funerary rituals were carried out along the path starting from Woodhenge, River Avon to Bluehenge, finally Stonehenge.
C．Bluehenge is 1 mile away from London
D．Bluehenge dates back to 2000 BC
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In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition . Some value it highly , believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity . Others say that competition is bad ; that it sets one person against another ; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people .
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied (依赖)on how well they performed at tennis and other skills . For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit ( 追求)of success , the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten .
However ，while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed , others take an opposite attitude .In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players , they strongly blame competition . Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society . Teaching these young people . I often observe in them a desire to fail . They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success . By not trying , they always have an excuse : “I may have lost . but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try . “What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot . Such a loss would be a measure of their worth . Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves . Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others . Both are afraid of not being valued . Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition .
1.What does this passage mainly talk about ?
A．Competition helps to set up self-respect .
B．Opinions about competition are different among people
C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development .
D．Failures are necessary experiences in competition
2.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage ?
A．It pushes society forward . B．It builds up a sense of duty .
C．It improves personal abilities . D．It encourages individual efforts
3.The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ________ .
A．those who try their best to win
B．those who value competition most highly
C．those who are against competition most strongly
D．those who rely on others most for success
4.Which point of view may the author agree to ?
A．Every effort should be paid back .
B．Competition should be encouraged .
C．Winning should be a life-and-death matter .
D．Fear of failure should be removed in competition
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The International Space Station，one of the most ambitious space projects ever and a key launching board for exploration of the solar system，turns l0 years old Thursday．
On Nov．20，1998，the first part of the space station was launched by the Russians from Kazakhstan．NASA followed up two weeks later with Piece No 2 carried up by a space shuttle．
The space station has grown into a giant outpost(前哨)355 km up，home to three people at any given time—soon to be six．
Thanks to the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour，the space station now has five sleep stations，two baths，two kitchens and two mini—gyms．Ahogether， there are nine rooms，three of which are full scale labs．
The United States has financed the main part of the project，estimated to cost some 100 billion dollars．Fifteen other countries have also contributed， including Russia，Japan，Canada，Brazil anti eleven nations belonging to the European Space Agency．
Fhe space station has traveled 2．1 billion km，orbited Earth more than 57，300 times，hosted 167 people from 15 countries，and served up more than l 9，000 meals
“The ISS is the largest ever expenment in international technological cooperation，” said John Logsdon。a historian at the National Air and Space Museum in US．
“1 think it’s a necessary stepping stone to long—term human activities in new Areas of operations，”Logsdon said．The station is“off the planet and it’s the first Step outward—not all end in itself，but a step along the way．”
1.The passage is mainly about________．
A the construction of the International Space Station
B．the history of the International Space Station．
C the tenth anniversary of the International Space Station．
D．the eountries that help establish the International Space Station．
2.Piece No 2 of the ISS was put into orbit oil________
A．Nov．6，1998 B．Nov．24，1998
C．Dec．8，1998 D．Dec．9，1998
3.Which of the following is true about Endeav our according to the passage?
A．Endeavour is a newly built shuttle
B．Endeavour is part of the space station
C．Endeavour didn’t get close to the space station
D．Endeavour carried a lot of equipment for the apace station
4.Which of the following country has not made a contribution to the eonstruction of the International space station according to the passage?
A．USA． B．Japan． C．Korea． D．Spain
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Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.
One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction（分散注意力）to others. Examination of reasons connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.
The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy（读写能力）and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way.
Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages are, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.
By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term “reading” referred to.
1.Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?
A. Because silent reading had not been discovered.
B. Because there were few places for private reading.
C. Because few people could read for themselves.
D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.
2.The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed_______.
A. a change in the position of literate people
B. a change in the nature of reading
C. an increase in the number of books
D. an increase in the average age of readers
3.Educationalists are still arguing about__________.
A. the importance of silent reading
B. the amount of information provided by books and newspapers
C. the effects of reading on health
D. the value of different types of reading material
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Have you ever listened to young children talking on the playground? They are always boasting（自夸）. They say things like, “My dad’s car is bigger __1.__ your dad’s,” and “My mom is smarter than yours.”
There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, _2.___were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best. ___3.___ the others said, he could always go on better. One day ___4.__ they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice __5.__ week,” Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “That is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was __6.___ turn. But this time Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on ___7.___ silence. Both Ted __8.__ Harry smiled. They were sure that for once they___9.___ (beat) Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is ___10.__ clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”
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随着网络的日益普及，当前有人选择网络阅读，有人则喜欢传统阅读。传统的阅读方式似乎正在被网络阅读方式取代。假如你是某中学的李华，请你以 “Traditional Reading or Online Reading？”为题按照下列表格提供的信息写一篇英语短文，并发表自己的看法。
注意：1. 短文词数不少于100； 2. 开头部分已写好，不计入总词数；
3. 内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯； 4. 短文须写在答题卷的指定区域；
5. 书写须清晰、工整。 6. 短文中不能体现本人真实信息。
Traditional Reading or Online Reading?
With the popularity of the Internet, there seems to be a trend that the traditional reading is being replaced by online reading among people, especially among students.
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