What does the woman need?
A. A spoon. B. A hamburger. C. A bowl of soup.
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What are the speakers excited about?
A. Earning money.
B. Not having to pay their bill.
C. Getting a new bank in their neighborhood.
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What was the most important about university in Julie’s decision?
A. The school fees. B. The location. C. The courses.
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Why isn’t the woman happy?
A. The man is not listening to her.
B. The man can’t judge fashion.
C. The man bought her two similar dresses.
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Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a laundry. B. At a clothing shop. C. At a post office.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What will the speakers do about the time difference?
A. Sleep in the next day. B. Avoid going out in the day. C. Go to bed early tonight.
2.How will the speakers explore the area today?
A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bike.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the general topic of the discussion?
A. Doing homework and taking tests.
B. Organizing and planning for school.
C. Managing tasks in class.
2.Who is the woman talking with?
A. Her classmate. B. Her teacher. C. Her father.
3.What advice does the man give the woman?
A. Copying all notes in one notebook.
B. Using different colored notebooks.
C. Using a calendar to remember due dates.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Brother and sister. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and child.
2.Which step did Matt forget?
A. Putting in the soap. B. Choosing the speed. C. Pressing the start button.
3.What is the last step in the laundry process?
A. Cleaning out the dryer. B. Taking out the dry clothes. C. Folding the clothes.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When will Nathan be back from Chicago?
A. Next summer. B. This fall. C. This winter.
2.How does Nathan feel about working for a big newspaper?
A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Disappointed.
3.What will Nathan likely be doing?
A. Organizing files. B. Copying papers. C. Keeping the trash cleared up.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.Why was the lady frightened?
A. She was lost. B. It was dark on the street. C. The man was poor and shabby.
2.What happened to the lady?
A. Her car broke down. B. Her hands were hurt. C. Her money was stolen.
3.What do we know about the waitress?
A. She helped the lady.
B. She would give birth to a baby.
C. She didn’t want to pay the lady back.
4.What is the main idea of the talk?
A. Never drive alone. B. Helping others helps yourself. C. Always get car tires ready.
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National Gallery of Canada
Position:
National Gallery (美术馆) of Canada
380 Sussex Drive (大道)
P.O. Box 427, Station A
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 9N4
Telephone: 613-990-1985 or 1-800-319-ARTS
Fax: 613-993-4385
Directions:
From Highway 417, take the Metcalfe exit (出口). Follow Metcalfe Street around the Museum of Nature and continue to the north until you reach the end of the street at Wellington. You will see Parliament Hill. Turn right onto Wellington Street and continue in the left-hand road until you reach Sussex Drive. As you approach Sussex Drive, you will see the Chateau Laurier hotel on your left-hand side. Make a left turn onto Sussex Drive and continue until you see the Gallery on your left-hand side, at the corner of St. Patrick and Sussex. The Gallery is a large glass building with two towers. Just beyond the St. Patrick / Sussex crossroads you will see the entrance to the Gallery’s underground parking.
Opening Hours:
◆ 1 May — 30 September
Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursdays to 8 pm.
◆ 1 October — 30 April
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm. Closed Mondays.
Closed Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and 2 January 2012 (Monday).
Tickets:
$9: Adults
$7: The elderly and full-time students (ID required)
$4: Youth (12-19)
$18: Family (2 adults, 3 youths)
Free admission for children under 12 and members of the Gallery.
Free admission Thursdays after 5 pm.
1.Which of the following is the closest to the Gallery?
A. The Metcalfe exit. B. The Chateau Laurier hotel.
C. Parliament Hill. D. The Museum of Nature.
2.If the visitors plan to visit the Gallery, they should go there ________.
A. On Christmas Day B. On Thursday 9 pm C. On Sunday 4 pm D. On Mondays
3.If a family of four (two adults and two children) visit the Gallery on Thursday at 6:00 pm, they need to pay ________.
A. nothing B. 14 dollars C. 18 dollars D. 26 dollars
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Mom noticed that something was wrong when I started getting so thirsty. I’d have a lot to drink before bed, which was unusual for me. One time, I opened a big container of apple juice and kept refilling my glass. Before I knew it, I’d drunk the entire container! My mom called my doctor. I then had a few blood tests, and the results were certain — I had diabetes (糖尿病), which meant that the amount of sugar in my blood was very high. That can be dangerous, so I had to learn how to control my blood-sugar level.
My eating habits had to change in a big way. With diabetes, I can’t eat a lot of sugar or carbohydrates (碳水化合物). I have to figure out exactly how much sugar I plan to eat, and then I get an injection of insulin (注射胰岛素) before the meal to help my body process the food. Also, I test my blood-sugar level often. I’m always trying to keep my blood sugar at a healthy level. The level can drop when I exercise, but that doesn’t keep me out of gym class or off the basketball court — I just keep some juice boxes around to boost my blood sugar if I need to.
It’s a lot of work and not a lot of fun to keep track of everything, but I’ve gotten used to my new habits. I was a little scared at first because I wasn’t sure how my life would change. Once I knew what I needed to do, though, it wasn’t a big deal. My life is different now from what it was before, but it has become completely regular to me.
1.The first paragraph is mainly about ________.
A. who found the author had diabetes
B. the author’s life before having diabetes
C. the author’s eating habits before having diabetes
D. how the author was found to have diabetes
2.What did the author do after knowing she had diabetes?
A. She stopped playing basketball in the gym.
B. She controlled her blood-sugar level strictly.
C. She stopped eating food with natural sugar.
D. She tested her blood-sugar level before every meal.
3.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The author felt upset about the disease at first.
B. There is no need for the author to control the disease.
C. Exercise has no effects on the blood-sugar level.
D. It’s hard for the author to get used to the new life.
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards her having diabetes now?
A. Worried. B. Frightened. C. Positive. D. Pessimistic.
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Harvard University in the United States has been ranked as the university with the best “reputation” in the world.
The Times Higher Education magazine has listed 200 top universities all over the world based on how they are regarded by a group of international college teachers. That is to say, the list measures how universities are regarded, rather than how they actually performed.
“A subjective, word-of-mouth (口碑的) quality such as “reputation” has genuine economic value for universities,” said Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
“Reputation is not just an impression, though it might not be as reliable as performance by objective indicators (客观指标),” said Prof Marginson.
Based on the views of 13,000 college teachers around the world, it confirms the power of the big US universities, which dominate this list. Seven of the top 10 are US universities, headed by Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Furthermore, 14 of the top 20 are from the US. Cambridge is the highest ranking UK university in the list, in third place, with Oxford ranked as sixth.
“For students applying to university, reputation might be hard to quantify, but was an important part of the attractiveness,” said the president of Cambridge University’s students’ union, Rahul Mansigani.
“Reputation makes a huge difference. If there is an idea that somewhere is great, it will get lots of good people applying whether it’s true or not. Factors such as a sense of history and the presence of outstanding college teachers were part of the reputation of Cambridge,” he said.
1.What is special about the latest ranking of universities?
A. It is very subjective. B. It involves many indicators.
C. It is made by international professors. D. It includes universities across the world.
2.Which of the following shows the correct order of the ranking?
A. Cambridge → MIT → Oxford → Harvard
B. Cambridge → Harvard → Oxford → MIT
C. Harvard → MIT → Cambridge → Oxford
D. Harvard → Cambridge → MIT → Oxford
3.The underlined word “dominate” in Paragraph 5 probably means__________.
A. have an effect on B. make up the most part of
C. make an arrangement for D. make an improvement in
4.What can be inferred from the text?
A. No Asian universities are among the Top 10.
B. At least five UK universities are among Top 20.
C. The Times Higher Education magazine is from the US.
D. Reputation affects students’ decisions when choosing universities.
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Most people looking for ways to quit smoking worry about weight gain, and with good reason. Smokers who quit tend to pack on an average of 5 pounds after they stop smoking cigarettes. A new study, published by the journal Science, explains why this happens.
The new research explains that nicotine appears to combine with appetite-regulating neurons (调节食欲的神经元) in the brain, besides the receptors (感受器) that bring about addiction. These neurons help regulate how much food gets consumed, but under the influence of nicotine, they lose their self-control. This is why when smokers quit, they tend to eat more and gain weight.
The researchers believe that their discovery will lead to the development of drugs that aim at nicotine receptors on brain cells that control appetite. In the future, weight gain may no longer be a reason for smokers to delay the decision to kick the habit, but that’s no reason to wait. Nicotine-replacement treatment, while not for everyone, can help. Here are a few more ways to quit smoking and stay slim.
Drink water. To improve metabolic (新陈代谢的) rates, make half of those glasses ice water. Juice can be too high in calories, something you’ll want to keep an eye on your journey toward being a slimmer non-smoker. Plan your snacks. Healthy snacks help keep your metabolism working, so you continue to burn calories while stopping wild hunger pain, or fake hunger.
Keep moving. Exercise kills two birds with one stone. It helps you burn calories and prevents you from eating when you’re not truly hungry. It’s also a feel-good stress reliever (缓解物). Focus on your fitness and how being healthy makes you feel. Make exercise a goal and think of quitting as your reward for being physically fit.
1.Which of the following changes people’s appetite according to the new research?
A. Nicotine. B. Appetite-regulating neurons.
C. The receptors that bring about addiction. D. The food that has been consumed.
2.By saying “but that’s no reason to wait” in Paragraph 3, the author means that ________.
A. some new drugs are going to be developed soon
B. nicotine-replacement treatment cannot help everyone
C. losing weight should be an excuse for smoking
D. some ways to quit smoking while staying slim are available
3.The author believes that ________.
A. ice water can improve metabolic rates B. smokers should eat fewer snacks to keep slim
C. stress can lead to fake hunger D. exercise can help one eat less
4.The purpose of the text is ________.
A. to introduce the result of a new study
B. to explain the reason why smokers become slim
C. to prove the possibility of being a slim non-smoker
D. to tell us ways to quit smoking without gaining weight
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Have you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid of what someone else might think of you? If you’re often worried about what friends, family, or even strangers in the street might think, then you’re using up a huge amount of energy worrying.1. But the steps below should help.
Step 1: Ask yourself what matters to you.
Maybe you can’t stand the gym, but your best friend works out every day. It’s natural for people around you to have different values from you.2.
Step 2:3.
The truth is that I’m not the centre of the world, and neither are you! Most of the people around you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about you.
Step 3: Recognize that their opinion can’t hurt you.
There are a few cases where opinions will make a difference.4. But the people who really matter are going to love you for who you are.
Step 4: 5.
You can’t control people’s thoughts. You’ve got no idea what might go through their head, or why. You can’t please everyone all of the time, and there’s no need to try to.
A. Do whatever you want to do.
B. This is a hard habit to get rid of.
C. You should make everyone around you happy.
D. So just be clear and honest with yourself.
E. Remember that they’re not all watching you.
F. Accept that you can’t control what people think.
G. For instance, your boss’s opinion is usually important to you.
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There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he ___________ to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great ___________ and made war on other countries. He conquered many kings and ___________ many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of ___________.
For a long time he wandered in ___________ from place to place. His enemies were ___________ him. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was___________ under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t ___________any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk of the tree. He looked more ___________and saw it was an ant, ____________a grain of wheat as large as itself.
There was a ____________ in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.
“You are ____________, Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he ____________, the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it ____________ held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane ____________ the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same ____________. Then it tried the twenty-first time.____________, one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had ____________ so often. The next minute it climbed ____________ into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try again, ____________ I succeed.” And he made it.
1.A. failed B. learned C. wished D. chose
2.A. party B. family C. group D. troop
3.A. burned B. defended C. rebuilt D. developed
4.A. business B. wheat C. sports D. battle
5.A. peace B. relief C. puzzlement D. fear
6.A. fighting for B. looking for C. caring for D. calling for
7.A. laying B. singing C. lying D. practicing
8.A. grow up B. get around C. carry on D. stay up
9.A. quickly B. excitedly C. seriously D. closely
10.A. carrying B. eating C. discovering D. picking
11.A. cave B. hole C. leaf D. flower
12.A. hungry B. honest C. brave D. smart
13.A. spoke B. explained C. complained D. discussed
14.A. only B. still C. also D. even
15.A. watched B. touched C. helped D. guided
16.A. goal B. result C. method D. reason
17.A. Hurriedly B. Gently C. Slowly D. Sadly
18.A. stopped B. appeared C. prepared D. fallen
19.A. safely B. worriedly C. freely D. calmly
20.A. after B. till C. if D. because
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I got a new job in Catholic University in Washington. In addition to a good chance, I 1.(offer) a new flat to live in. One summer vacation, apart 2. going to the park, I had not been outside my flat so as3. (do) an experiment about a disease. The 4. (result) of the experiment were 5. (value) to me and they would contribute to the success of my research. It is really difficult to draw 6.conclusion without enough evidence. I felt quite puzzled,7. even made me doubt that the experiment would make sense.8. (gradual), I was not enthusiastic about it. After all, too much hard work and too little rest led to illness. One night, I went out to attend a lecture by a famous philosopher.9. (inspire) by him, I went back to continue the experiment and eventually got the expected result. How happy I was! The next day, I proudly announced that the disease was 10.control.
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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dr. Hunter got a phone call in one night. He was asked to go to the hospital at once to operate a seriously wounded boy. It was 30 mile away. And it was snowing heavy. He thought he could get there before midnight. Therefore, he was stopped by a man in an old black coat a few minutes late. Gun in hand, the man was in the old black coat ordered the doctor to get out of the car and drove down the road, left the doctor in the falling snow. When the doctor arrived at the hospital, he was told the boy has died an hour before. By the door of the waiting room sat a man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
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假如你是李华，你从网上得知你市中心广场（the Central Square）4月9日上午8:00---10:00有一场京剧（Peking Opera）露天表演，你打算邀请你们学校酷爱京剧的外教Mr Green参加。请给他写一封邀请信，要点包括：
1.写信目的；
2.表演介绍；
3.期待回复；
注意：1.词数 100左右 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Green,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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