The written record of the conversation doesn’...

The written record of the conversation doesn’t correspond ______ what was actually said.

A．by               B．to               C．in               D．at

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The written record of our conversation doesn’t ______ what was actually said. There are a lot of mistakes.

A. appeal to　　 B. correspond to　　 C. match to　　 D. relate to

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The summer of 2012 was full of reports of extreme weather: one of the warmest years on record in the US, the wettest summer in the UK, and the worst drought (旱灾) in East Africa. In short, extreme weather seems to be becoming the new normal. Weather extremes are not that extreme any more. Heatwaves, droughts and wildfires are the new reality of a warming world.

And this should not come as a surprise. Scientists have been warning for years that as the planet heats up, we will have to deal with more dreadful weather. Although not every extreme weather event is the result of climate change, scientists are now much more confident about connecting weather events with climate change. In 2011, the UK had a warm November. Researchers say that it was at least 60 times more likely to happen because of climate change than because of natural changes in the earth’s weather systems.

All the news shows that climate breakdown is occurring faster than most climate scientists had expected. But isn’t it too expensive to stop the climate from changing? Well, yes it costs. So everything is just as usual. It would be wrong to believe that to let things continue as they always do is the cheap choice. Instead, it is very expensive. Just one example: droughts in the US, Russia and the Ukraine sent food prices to a record high. According to the World Bank, the price for corn increased by 113% in some markets in Mozambique and in Sudan. This is the kind of cost that often gets ignored.

I believe intelligent climate action can help create new opportunities for jobs in Europe, for encouraging creativity and competitiveness, for spending less money on energy.

1.According to the passage, in 2012 _____.

A．the UK had a warm November              B．the US had many wildfires

C．the UK had a dry summer                 D．East Africa had little rain

2.The author mentions the increase of food prices in Paragraph 3 to _____.

A．show a lot of people are hungry

B．prove food prices are very changeable

C．prove we’re paying for extreme weather

D．show it’s expensive to stop the climate from changing

3.Which of the following statements does the author probably agree with?

A．Proper climate action will be useful.

B．Europe is providing limited job opportunities.

C．It’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment.

D．Everyone needs time to get used to extreme weather.

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In 1837, the historian Carlyle made the first recorded use of the word "queue" (排队). He spoke of the French and their "habit of standing in a queue". Forty years later Paris was the best place to wait in line.

However, queuing became popular in Britain too. The Second World War was the golden age of queuing, and people joined any line in the hope that it was a queue for something to buy. This was the source of many Second World War jokes:

Shopkeeper to customer: Excuse me, miss, are you pregnant (怀孕的) ?

Customer:            Well, I wasn't when I joined the queue.

Today, according to research in America, we (in Britain) can spend up to 5 years of our lives确queuing- as compared to twelve months looking for things we have lost. But things may be changing. Many people no longer have the patience to stand in a queue. The law of the jungle (丛林) has begun to operate at bus stops, with people using their arms to push others out of the way.

One way to make life easier is to introduce "queue management". Customers at supermarket cheese counters can now take a ticket with a number which appears on a screen when it is their turn. And while they wait for their number, they can do a bit of shopping.

In some booking offices there is also a system telling customers how long they may have to wait before they are served.

One of the latest technical progress is the use of an electronic scanner (电子识别器) which can read all the contents of your shopping basket or trolley in just a few seconds. If these become popular, queuing in supermarkets may become a thing of the past.

But some people just like queuing. One man queued all night for Harrods famous January sale, and then returned home for breakfast at nine o' clock the next morning without going into the shop.

1 The joke in Paragraph 2  implies （暗示）that the young woman ______.

A. has been waiting in the queue for a long time

B. doesn't need to stand in the queue

C. enjoys standing in the queue

D. has stood in the wrong line

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The British spend more time queuing than looking for lost things.

B. The Americans criticized the British for their way of queuing.

C. The British are always patient when they wait in line.

D. People queue only when they want to buy something.

3. The British try to solve the problem of queuing by all the following EXCEPT _____.

A. making a law to prevent queuing

B. telling the customers the waiting time

C. using numbered tickets to put the customers in order

D. checking the price of the goods customers buy with a scanner

4. We can infer （推论）from the passage that ______.

A. queue management doesn’t work well

B. there is still queuing in England

C. we don't see much queuing in Paris

D. the French like queuing more than the British

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The autobiography(自传) of the happiest man would not be a record of sensational or exciting experiences, but ________ composed of simple and plain incidents or routines.

A.it is B.which is C.one that D.one

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The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of LiuXiang, who was reported __ the world record in the 110- meter hurdle race.

A. breaking　　 B. having broken　 C. to have broken　 D. break

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Guinness World Records has long been recording some of the most amazing and astonishing travel and tourism facts. Here we are sharing some of the most unbelievable record-breaking accounts, all fully fact-checked and Guinness-approved.

Largest Ice Structure—The Ice Hotel in Sweden

Each year, the ice hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, is rebuilt from blocks of frozen ice from the nearby River Torne. Covering an area of 5,500 square metres, the hotel is unsurprisingly open seasonally, from December to March, when it melts away. In 2015, the hotel celebrated its 25th anniversary, complete with an ice bar, an ice church and ice bedrooms—one even featured a London Tube carriage made entirely of ice.

Tallest Waterfall—Angel Falls, Venezuela

The largest waterfall by vertical(垂直的) area may be Victoria Falls, which sit on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, but it’s South America that’s home to the world’s tallest.

Angel Falls, located in Bolivar, Venezuela, has an impressive, uninterrupted drop of 807 metres.

It was actually named after the American pilot, Jimmie Angel, who first recorded it in his logbook on November 16, 1933.

Largest Area of Glowing Sea—Indian Ocean, near Somalia

Bioluminescence(生物体发光) is the production and emission of light by a living thing and can be used to explain the surprising phenomenon(现象)of “glowing oceans.”

It was in 1995 that scientists detected glowing sea in the Indian Ocean—just off the coast of Somalia-via satellite, The water was more than 250 kilometres long, and it was all thanks to the bacteria called phytoplankton.

Most Expensive Hotel Room—The Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva’s Hotel President Wilsom

This particular suite is just the ticket, costing as much as US$83,000(£53,760)per night.

But the high price will gain you access to 12 bedrooms and 12 marble bathrooms across 18,000 square feet.

1.Where is the tallest waterfall situated?

A. Between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

B. In South America.

C. In northern Europe.

D. In South Africa.

2.What can we learn about the largest area of glowing sea?

A. It was first recorded in 1933.

B. It was named after an American pilot.

C. It was first detected by satellite.

D. It is the only sea that is glowing.

3.What can you experience if you go to the Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva’s Hotel President Wilson?

A. The most beautiful natural scenery.

B. The most expensive and luxurious suite.

C. The largest and most powerful waterfall.

D. The largest rooms.

4.Where might we find this text?

A. In a cultural book.

B. In a travel magazine

C. In a fashion magazine.

D. In an instruction book

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What is the topic of the conversation?

A. The lighting of the restaurant.

B. The friendly staff.

C. A romantic meal.

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In the last years of the 1920s, hundreds of record flights were made. A few were made by women. But no woman had flown across the Atlantic Ocean. A wealthy American woman, Amy Guest,________1.________(buy) a plane to do this. However, her family were against the idea.________2. she looked for another woman to take________3.________place. Friends suggested Amelia Earhart, who became interested in flying while________4.________(live) in Toronto. American publisher George Putnam had helped organize the Atlantic Ocean flight________5.________made Amelia famous. Afterwards,________6.  continued to support her flying activities. In 1931, George and Amelia were married. He helped provide her7.________financial support.

8.________May 20th, 1932, Amelia took off from Newfoundland. She headed east in________9.  small red and gold plane. Amelia had problems with ice on the wings, and fog from the ocean. At one point, her plane dropped________10.________(sudden) 900 meters. She regained control. And after 15 hours she landed in Ireland. She had become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone.

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The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Liu Xiang, who was reported C__ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.

A. breaking　　 B. having broken

C. to have broken　　 D. to break

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