As the old man ____ dying in bed, he finally ...

As the old man ____ dying in bed, he finally let out the secret about his daughter.

A. lied            B. lay            C. laid             D. lain

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The man felt rather 　　　　　 as he was the only person that wore sportswear at the party.

A. in place 　 B. out of place

C. by the way D. in the way

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An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

1.An old man died and left his son_______.

2.When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.

5.What this story tells us is________.

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An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

1.An old man died and left his son_______.

2.When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.

5.What this story tells us is________.

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To save as much language diversity as possible in the face of its rapidly dying out, researchers suggest using “evolutionary trees”, a tool from conservation biology.

One of the world’s 7,000 languages disappears every other week, and half might not survive the 21st century, experts say.

When setting conservation goals, ecologists use evolutionary trees—diagrams that show how biological species are related to one another—to identify species that have few close relatives. Such species are said to be evolutionarily distinct. Similarly, recent advances in the construction of language trees make it possible to measure how unique a language is.

“Evolutionary trees have transformed our understanding of how life has evolved and helped us to decide which species most need conserving,” says Jonathan Davies, senior author of the new study.

“The rapid rate of language loss, as well as limited resources for preservation（保护）, means that we must choose carefully where to focus our efforts,” adds Max Farrell, a PhD student in Davies’ lab. “The more isolated (孤立的) a language in its family tree, the more unique information it contains and eventually contributes to language diversity.”

As a case study, they used this approach to rank 350 Austronesian languages, spoken in islands spread across Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean.

For each of these languages, the researchers combined measures of evolutionary distinctiveness (ED) and global endangerment (GE) to produce an “EDGE” score. The language with the highest score, which means it is extremely distinct（不同的） yet nearly dying out, was Kavalan, a language native to Tai Wan. The next-highest scores went to Tanibili, an endangered language in the Solomon Islands.

By building trees for other language groups, language specialists could target preservation efforts and help reduce the loss of language diversity in the future, the researchers say.

1.What can an evolutionary tree show in biology?

A. The relation among species.

B. The concept of each species.

C. The conservation measures of each species.

D. The different uses of different species.

2.Why do researchers build language trees?

A. To increase the variety of languages.

B. To make languages easier for new learners.

C. To aim their effort at endangered languages.

D. To choose the best way to study languages.

3.What does it mean if a language gets the highest EDGE score?

A. It is unique to a special area.　　 B. It is widely used in the world.

C. It is similar to other languages.　　 D. It is in danger of dying out.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Evolutionary Trees, Symbols of Languages

B. Evolutionary Trees, Tools to Record Species

C. To Save Dying Languages, Use Evolutionary Trees

D. To Show Language Diversity, Choose Evolutionary Trees

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After her son died in a car accident, the old lady would sit at the window, ______ out and _______ in thought.

A. looked; lost　　　　 　 B. looking; losing

C. looked; losing　　　 D. looking; lost

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1.The old man will________( 宣布)tonight that he is resigning from office.

2.He immediately told the astonished people to remove the _______(把手) from the pump.

3.He is _______ (教导) his son how to use the computer .

4.In the factory the workers______________（纺成线）wool into thread.

5.The book gives a short_________( 描述) of the city.

6.When the queen was at home, the flag would be raised on top of her ______ (辉煌的，壮丽的 )palace.

7.England is divided_______(粗略地) into three zones.

8.The teacher is _______(严格的) with all the students.

9.Facing the __________(挑战),the boy decided to have a try.

10.What first________(吸引)me to her was her sense of humor.

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The old man showed us how to _____ part of the surface of the wood and let a pattern in.

A．cut down          B．cut in             C．cut out           D．cut up

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Let’s say a person gets up at 7:00 in the morning and goes to bed at 11:00 at night. He comes home from work about 6:30, and by the time he has finished with dinner it is after 8:00. He steps outside in the summer to relax — but it’s already getting dark! Not much time to enjoy the summer day.

Now suppose you set the clock ahead one hour. This person still does everything at the same time — but this time, when he steps out at 8:00 there’s still plenty of light to enjoy. An hour of daylight has been “saved” for him!

Daylight saving time doesn’t, of course, add any hours to a day. This is impossible. All it does is to increase the number of useful hours of daylight during the seasons when the sun rises early.

Daylight saving is most popular in cities. It allows the closing of offices, shops, and factories at the end of the working day while the sun is still high. Farmers, who do their work by sun time, usually do not observe daylight saving time. They cannot work in the field before the morning dew(露水) has dried or after it appears in the evening.

Did you know who first thought of daylight saving time? It was Benjamin Franklin! When he was living in France in the 18th century, he suggested the idea to the people in Paris. But it was not adopted then.

Daylight saving laws were first passed during World WarⅠ, when materials for making electricity was hard to find, and when it was necessary to save on artificial light. With daylight saving, the bedtime of many people comes soon after it gets dark, while without it, if people stay up until the same hour they may have to use artificial light.

Germany was the first country to adopt daylight saving time in 1915. Then England used it in 1916, and the United States adopted it in 1918.

1.What does the underlined word “artificial” mean?

A. natural B. man-made

C. bright　 D. sun

2.What’s the purpose of adopting daylight saving time?

A. To have more artificial light.

B. To have one more hour to work.

C. To make better use of daylight in certain seasons.

D. To have one more hour to rest.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Once the idea of daylight saving time is proposed, it was adopted.

B. The idea of daylight saving time went through a long process of being adopted.

C. It was a French scientist that put forward the idea of daylight saving time.

D. The idea of daylight saving time didn’t make any difference at all.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Winter is a good season for daylight saving time.

B. Daylight saving time is especially good for wars.

C. Daylight saving time is good for anyone in any places.

D. Not all seasons are good for daylight saving time.

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I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __　　 .

He 　　　　 the saleswoman and with a slight 　　　 , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently 　　 . Clearly the old man was somewhat 　　　　 “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so　　　　 that customers turned to see what was causing the　　　　 .

I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and　　　　 for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the 　　　　 or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad 　　 on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to 　　 the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.

He did this three more times before a department store 　　　 , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be　　　　 , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was　　　 , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further　　　　 . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.

1.A. see　　　 B. notice　　　　 C. neglect　 　　 D. find

2.A. followed　　　　　 　　 B. interviewed C. chose 　　　　　 D. approached

3.A. doubt　　 　　　　　　　 B. voice　　 C. accent　　　 　　 D. smile

4.A. confused　　　　　　　　 B. amused　　 C. annoyed　　 　　 D. tired

5.A. silly B. shy　　　　　　 C. deaf　　　　 　　 D. weak

6.A. angrily B. loudly　　 　 C. suddenly　　　 D. quickly

7.A. disturbance　 　　　　　 B. accident　　 C. pleasure　　 　　 D. quarrel

8.A. put away　　　 　　　　 B. passed away　　 C.pulled away 　　 D. headed off

9.A. shoes　　 B. stairs C. exit　　　　　 D. sign

10.A. confusion　　　　　　 B. appearance　　 C. pain　　 　　　　　 D. expression

11.A. reply　　 　　　　　　　 B. recite　　 C. repeat　　 　　 D. retell

12.A.security-guard　 B. customer C.saleswoman 　　 D. policeman

13.A. excited　　　 B. embarrassed　　 C. relaxed　　　　 D. moved

14.A. unusual B. serious C. dangerous 　　 D.unforgettable

15.A. wonder B. sense　　 C. thought 　　 D. idea

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