To avoid his shop being stolen again, he thou...

To avoid his shop being stolen again, he thought it over and at last decided to set a security________ in it.

A. system　　　　　　 B. measure

C.account　　　　　　 D. baggage

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When Luke went to university he thought he would be on a new journey in life and getting his own place. In the UK, it’s common to fly the nest at a fairly young age. Many choose a flat-share; others make plans to get on the property ladder.

But the current economic situation forced Luke back to his mum’s house at the age of 27. And he’s not alone: a quarter of young adults in the UK now live with their parents. The Office for National Statistics said more than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with their parents in 2013.

Lack of jobs and the high cost of renting accommodation made Luke change his plans. He’s upset. "There’s something very difficult about being an adult living in an environment where you’re still a child," he says. "It limits me socially; sometimes I feel it limits me professionally."

Indeed, many young people have no choice but to stay at "the hotel of Mum and Dad".

Krissy had to return home after a year away and now lives in rather terrible conditions, sharing the family’s three-bedroom house with her sisters. She says they end up getting on each other’s nerves when it’s time to use the bathroom in the morning.

Of course, living with your parents is not unusual in some countries. Economic conditions, culture, or family traditions mean many young people stay at home until they get married. Even then, it can be too expensive to rent or buy a house and the married couples continue to live at one of their parents’ homes.

But some parents seem to enjoy having their kids back at home. Janice’s daughters are part of what’s being called "the boomerang generation". She says, "I get to share their lives with them, and I’ve got to know them all as adults. We have the sort of conversations that good friends do."

So for some it’s a win-win situation — spending time with your families, and saving money.

1.How is the passage developed?

A. By listing figures

B. By making comparisons

C. By analyzing causes

D. By giving examples

2.We can learn from the passage that.

A. living with parents is common in some countries

B. all the parents enjoy living with their children

C. the author approves of children’s living with parents

D. Janice belongs to a group called "the boomerang generation"

3.What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph?

A. They get on very well with each other.

B. They shout at each other angrily.

C. They finally make each other annoyed.

D. They are unwilling to share with each other.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To persuade children into living on their own after getting married.

B. To show the present situation of young people living with their parents.

C. To compare the advantages and disadvantages of living with parents.

D. To present the problems young adults may face after going to university.

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--- It was said that little Bill hit his classmate on the head.

---He is thought to be a(an )________  boy, who is always ready to start a fight.

A. ashamed      B. awkward     C. desperate        D. aggressive

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''It can't be done. '' Boyan Slat heard this over and over when he first proposed a way to clean up millions of tons of plastic polluting our oceans.

Slat, who grew up in the city of Delft in the Netherlands, was on a diving trip in Greece three years ago when he was deeply impressed by plastic. ''There were more plastic bags than fish, '' he says. ''That moment I realized it was a huge issue and that environmental issues are really the biggest problems my generation will face. ''

That fall, Slat, then 17, decided to study plastic pollution as part of a high school project. Soon, Slat learned that no one had yet come up with practical way to clean up this massive garbage patches. Most proposed solutions involved ''fishing'' up the plastic using ships equipped with nets—which, as Slat discovered, would likely take more than 1,000 years, cost too much, let off too much sea life along with the trash.

Slat proposed an alternative that mostly avoided these problems: a solar-powered system using a floating plastic tube which will go around the garbage and trap it is 600 meters long. Wind, waves and ocean currents will push the trash toward the tube. A ship will pick up the trash and take it back to the shore. Best of all, Slat predicted his system could clean up the North Pacific Garbage Patch within five to 10 years.

The following, Slat entered the aerospace engineering program at the Delft University of Technology and officially announced his ocean cleanup concept at TEDxDelft. But nothing much moved forward.

Slat organized a team of volunteers and employees for The Ocean Cleanup, which now numbers about 100. In answer to opposition, Slat and his team raised $100,000 from a crowd funding campaign and began testing a 40-meter collecting barrier near the Azores Islands last March.

Over the next three to four years, Slat will push toward a fully operational large-scale project by testing a series of longer and longer barriers.

1.What inspired the boy to study plastic pollution?

A.One of his high school projects.

B.Others' opposition to his proposal.

C.Humans’ failure in cleaning up the ocean.

D.The shockingly heavy plastic pollution in ocean.

2.What can we say about Slat's design?

A.It is powerful but only used in California and Hawaii.

B.It is huge but causes great damage to sea lives.

C.It makes full use of natural forces and is friendly to nature.

D.It was welcomed by all the public and worked very well.

3.What hasn't Slat done to make his idea into reality?

A.Presenting his idea at TEDxDelft.

B.Raising funds with his team.

C.Doing test.

D.Stopping plastic from washing into the ocean.

4.What does the author mainly do in this article?

A.Explain a strange idea. B.Introduce a fascinating person.

C.Describe a social phenomenon. D.Praise a point of view.

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Tony ________ have thought this book was worth ________ or he wouldn’t have read it over and over again．

A．can；being read                    B．must；to be read

C．may；reading                        D．must；reading

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________ of talking about the same problem over and over again, he suggested bringing the meeting to an end.

A. Tiring    B. Tired    C. Having tired    D. Tiring himself

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Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. "Oh no!" he thought to himself. "Another day at that office, a boss who shouts at me all the time." As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. "Bigwoods Football Pools(足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds."

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. "Please explain why you're so late," his boss said. "Go and jump in the lake," replied Frank. "I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at."

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men neatly dressed in grey suits. "Mr. Smithson," one of them said, "we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…"

1.What we know about Frank?

A. He was a lazy man.　　 B. He was a lucky person.

C. He didn't make a lot of money.　　 D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ________.

A. someone had come to make an apology

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3.On hearing "…there's been a terrible mistake…" Frank was most likely to be ________.

A. disappointed　　 B. worried　　 C. nervous　　 D. curious

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Mr. Brown’s horse was stolen at night. All of his friends were very sorry about it and came to see him together. After they had been told about it, one of them said, “Why did not you lock the door of your stable (马房)that night? I think it is your fault.”

“You aren’t deaf, are you?” the second man said, “Didn’t you hear anything at that moment? The thief must have driven the beast out of the gate, and couldn’t have carried it on his back.”

“I agree with them!” Blamed the third, “How careless you are! Every evening before I go to bed, I lock my stable first and hide the key in my box. Why didn’t you do so?”

The more they said, the more excited they became. At last Mr. Brown couldn’t bear it any more and said, “I am glad that you have come to see me. But none of you would help me either look for my horse or catch the thief. Do you think that it’s all my fault? Why don’t you blame the thief?

1. The first man thought it’s Mr. Brown’s fault because _______.

A. let the door open                B. locked the door

C. had the door unlocked             D. had the horse locked up

2. The second man thought Mr. Brown _________________.

B. was very careful

C. must hear something when the thief stole the horse

D. couldn’t hear anything at that time

3. The third man thought ________________.

A. the horse must be driven out   B. Mr. Brown did hide his key in his box

C. Mr. Brown wasn’t blamed by the third     D. Mr. Brown wasn’t careful.

4. The more his friends said the more Mr. Brown ______________.

A. became excited    B got angry    C could bear       D blamed them

5.____________ should be blamed.

A. Mr. Brown      B his friends       C The thief      D All of them

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It was impossible to avoid _____ by his opinion。

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He made _______ an excuse for his failure in order to avoid _______.

A. for / to be punished　　　　 B. up / being punished

C. up for / to punish　　　　　　 D. up / punishing

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