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The pen is more powerful than the sword. There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.

She was born in the U. S. A. in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the slaves.The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.

This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse(唤起) people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.

1. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. she was a kind wife

B. she was a very heartedly person

C. one of her books

D. she worked for the war

2.From the passage we can know ___　　　　　　　　　　

A. Whether win or not doesn’t matter.

B. We don’t know which side will win.

C. The Southern States finally won.

D. The Northern States finally won.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. We must understand the importance of literature and art.

B. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.

C. We needn't use weapons to fight things that are wrong.

D. A writer is more helpful in war than a soldier.

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There will be more than five proposals __________ at the meeting.

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Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication, often even more powerful than spoken language. It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 percent of what we really mean while words only express 7 percent. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is just saying.

Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy!

Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are a monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little.

Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still!

Posture (姿势). A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. If you are feeling down, you normally don’t sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. This makes breathing more difficult, which can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable.

Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse(噘嘴) your lips. You might also use this position to hold back an angry comment you don’t wish to show. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you’re not pleased.

Face. When you lie, you might put on a false face. But that expression would crack briefly, allowing displays of true emotions such as happiness, sadness, disgust (厌恶) and fear to come through.

1.When someone is keeping his arms behind his back, he tries to tell you that ________.

A. he is angry            B. he is outgoing

C. he is cool            D. he is not afraid

2.If you want to appear confident, you should ________.

A. cross your arms

B. move your head a little

C. keep your head level

D. move your arms a lot

3.Which of the following movements shows someone is nervous?

A. Not sitting straight with the shoulders inwards.

B. Moving around a lot more than normal.

C. Keeping the arms to the sides of the body.

D. Having the lips pursed to hold back an angry comment.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Body language can express more meanings than words do in communication.

B. It’s not polite to use body language in formal communication.

C. Different people in different countries must have the same understanding of the same body movement.

D. We cannot communicate with others without words.

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For more than twenty years scientists have been seeking to understand the mystery of the “sixth sense” of direction. By trying out ideas and solving problems one by one, they are now getting closer to one answer. One funny idea from observing animals in nature is that animals might have a built-in compass.

Many birds migrate(迁徙）twice a year between their summer homes and winter homes. Some of them fly for thousands of kilometers and mostly at night. Experiments have shown that some birds can recognize star patterns. But they can keep on course even under cloudy skies. How can they do that? A common bird that does not migrate but is great at finding its way home is the horning pigeon(鹤子）and they have been widely studied. One interesting experiment was to attach little magnets (磁铁，磁场）to the birds’ heads to block their magnetic sense — just as a loud radio can keep you from hearing a call to dinner. On sunny days, that did not fool the pigeons. Evidently they can use the　 sun to tell which way they are going. But on cloudy days, the pigeons with magnets could not find their way. It was as if the magnets had blocked their magnetic sense. Similar experiments with the same kind of results were done with honeybees.

In spite of the experiments, the idea of an animal compass seemed pretty extraordinary. How would animals get the magnetic stuff for a compass? An answer came from an unexpected source, A scientist was studying bacteria that lived in the mud of ponds. He found　 accidentally little rod-like bacteria that all swam together in one direction 一 north. In fact, the bacteria had made themselves into little magnets that could line up with the earth’s magnet.

The big news was that a living thing, even a simple bacterium，can make magnetite. That led to a search to see whether animals might have it. By using a special instrument, scientists were able to find magnetite in bees and birds，and even in fish. In each animal, except for the bee, the magnetic stuff was always in or close to the brain.

Thus, the idea of a built-in animal compass began to seem reasonable.

1.The main purpose of this passage is to 　　　　　 .

A. explain how the animal compass was invented

B. answer how an animal would get the magnetic stuff for a compass

C .introduce a famous experiment

D. prove the idea that animals might have a built-in compass

2.Which of the following can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A. The bacteria magnetic sense seemed to be the same as the earth’s.

B. The earth itself is a big magnet with which something magnetic might lines up

C. Little rod-like bacteria were found to swim north together through experiments.

D. Migrant birds can easily lose their way because of lacking magnetie.

3.The underlined words “keep on course” in the second paragraph means“

A.stay in the correct flying route

B.lose one’s way

C.remain calm

D.recognize star patterns

4.Where is probably the built-in magnet for a fish according to the scientists?

A.Close to its stomach. B.In its heart.

C.Far from its brain. 　 D.Inside its head.

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I have been convinced that the print media are usually more ____ and more reliable than television.

A．shallow           B．ridiculous         C．urgent            D．accurate

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More than one answer ______ to the question.

A. had given　　　　 B. were given

C. has been given　 D. have been given

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Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat1.(prepare)to cross a river, when he accidentally dropped his sword into the water. 2.he ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great3.(anxious)too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he　 4.(immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕)on the side of the boat5.his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help6.(get)his sword back. Shortly after the　　 7.(arrive)at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though8.(spend)rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became9.well-known joke in China.

Today the idiom 10.(relate)to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.

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Have you ever been to a wedding and simply loved the bride’s bouquet（花束）？More than likely some part of it was the Hawaiian Wedding Plant. This foreign houseplant can be enjoyed by anyone, not just brides. With a little proper attention and careful planning on location, this foreign houseplant, which is from Madagascar, can be brought into the home where it can become an interesting focus.

Caring for the Hawaiian Wedding Plant is not much different from caring for any other houseplants that may already be in your home. The only difference between this type of houseplant and others is the amount of the basic requirements that this foreign houseplant needs to survive and perform beautifully. During the growing season, this plant requires its wet soil, but when winter rolls around, this plant needs its soil to be kept drier.

Hawaiian Wedding Plants should also be potted in well-drained(排水)soil and placed in a location that receives full sun. That the soil must be kept wet does not mean that it should sit in water, so the soil must drain easily or this plant will not survive. Water the plant daily and feed this plant every two to three weeks with a little fertilizer(化肥) for acid-loving plants. Prune in early spring, even as early as February. If these needs are met, this plant will stay beautiful.

The most special feature of this foreign houseplant is its long lasting blooms(开花)combined with its unbelievable sweet smell. The Hawaiian Wedding Plant blooms the heaviest in the spring months, but has been known to bloom in any warm months, so do not be surprised to find blooms most time of the year except maybe in the dead of winter.

1.Why does the author mention wedding and bouquet in the first paragraph?

2.The Hawaiian Wedding Plant comes from________.

3.Which of the following are the growing conditions of Hawaiian Wedding Plant?

a. Wet soil.                b. Lots of fertilizer.                     c. Proper sunshine.        d. Some acid.

4.What does the underlined phrase “in the dead of winter” in the last paragraph probably mean?

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It is generally _____________that the great power of America would have been impossible without its freedom and democracy

A. remarked　　 B. responded　　 C. swore　　 D. admitted

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The young seal couldn’t have been more than two days old, and yet he was all alone. Sometimes he would swim _______, but he always came back. At first we thought it was _______ that he kept swimming back to us, until we noticed that he obviously had been _______ and had nowhere else to go. We called him “Curious George”.

Without his mother’s _________, George appeared very weak with his eyes closed. I jumped into the water and swam up to him, _______we could be close enough. My heart went out to George and I just hoped that he had the _______to interact (互动) with me. Suddenly he _______ his eyes and immediately he jumped up between my arms, putting his head against my chest. It was a(n) _______ moment. But I knew that George wouldn’t _______ without some help.

We ________ the local conservation volunteers. They were concerned that in the __________ of his mother, he had developed a close __________ with us. They promised they would bring him to an area with ________ people living there and keep an eye on him. Even though it hurt to see him ________, we knew that he was in better hands.

The next day we ________ the conservation volunteers and asked how George was doing. ________ the volunteers informed us that he was too close to humans, we realized that was probably our ________! They decided to bring him to a small island wildlife reserve with a lot of seals in the area, where they could better ________ him.

A week later, we called again, and were informed that George was ________in the water swimming with other seals. George was alive and back to his ________. And he will always swim in my heart.

1.A. aside　　 B. around　　 C. ahead　　 D. away

2.A. annoying　　 B. satisfying　　 C. amazing　　 D. embarrassing

3.A. hurt　　 B. abandoned　　 C. ignored　　 D. avoided

4.A. love　　 B. comfort　　 C. protection　　 D. milk

5.A. so that　　 B. now that　　 C. as if　　 D. even if

6.A. energy　　 B. ability　　 C. time　　 D. chance

7.A. turned　　 B. raised　　 C. narrowed　　 D. opened

8.A. anxious　　 B. magical　　 C. quiet　　 D. important

9.A. survive　　 B. grow　　 C. go　　 D. swim

10.A. cared about　　 B. worried about　　 C. got in touch with　　 D. got along well with

11.A. presence　　 B. care　　 C. absence　　 D. charge

12.A. connection　　 B. relationship　　 C. friend　　 D. curiosity

13.A. foolish　　 B. young　　 C. enough　　 D. few

14.A. fight　　 B. cry　　 C. leave　　 D. suffer

15.A. visited　　 B. called　　 C. found　　 D. invited

16.A. When　　 B. Before　　 C. Unless　　 D. Until

17.A. choice　　 B. duty　　 C. excuse　　 D. fault

18.A. examine　　 B. instruct　　 C. observe　　 D. control

19.A. spotted　　 B. treated　　 C. protected　　 D. followed

20.A. mother　　 B. zoo　　 C. family　　 D. world

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