I found a website that has changed my life for the better. The website is wishuponahero.com and it is all about people helping others, not expecting anything in return.
I am a single mom with a son. My son’s 12th birthday was on October 29th, 2007. Knowing that I didn’t have money to buy him a birthday gift had broken my heart. So I decided to post a wish on wishuponahero.com for people to send my son birthday cards.
Many cards just started coming and my little son was very excited and this went on for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle (闪光) in his eyes brought me to tears.
Then, in the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he already knew that there would not be a tree for him because we didn’t have enough money. However, it didn’t matter to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children smile. So he decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from poor families. My son went out daily and raked (耙) leaves and walked some dogs to make money. Not only did he buy cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to be sent with the cards. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this brought him that same smile and sparkle in his eyes as did the birthday cards that he received.
1.The single mother posted a wish on wishuponahero.com because _______________.
A. she wanted to buy her son a card on the website
B. she wanted to get something for free
C. she hoped that people could help her
D. she thought her son would like the website very much
2.What did the son think of his birthday cards on October 29th, 2007?
A. Disappointing. B. Exciting.
C. Cheap. D. Poor.
3.What can we conclude from the story?
A. Surfing the Internet is of great use.
B. One should take care of his children.
C. People can ask for help from wishuponahero.com.
D. Learning to give makes one’s life more meaningful.
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I found a website that has changed my life for the better. The website is wishuponahero.com and it is all about people helping others, not expecting anything in return.
I am a single mom with a son. My son’s 12th birthday was on October 29th, 2007. Knowing that I didn’t have money to buy him a birthday gift had broken my heart. So I decided to post a wish on wishuponahero.com for people to send my son birthday cards.
Many cards just started coming and my little son was very excited and this went on for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle (闪光) in his eyes brought me to tears.
Then, in the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he already knew that there would not be a tree for him because we didn’t have enough money. However, it didn’t matter to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children smile. So he decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from poor families. My son went out daily and raked (耙) leaves and walked some dogs to make money. Not only did he buy cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to be sent with the cards. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this brought him that same smile and sparkle in his eyes as did the birthday cards that he received.
1.The single mother posted a wish on wishuponahero.com because _______________.
A. she wanted to buy her son a card on the website
B. she wanted to get something for free
C. she hoped that people could help her
D. she thought her son would like the website very much
2.What did the son think of his birthday cards on October 29th, 2007?
A. Disappointing. B. Exciting.
C. Cheap. D. Poor.
3.What can we conclude from the story?
A. Surfing the Internet is of great use.
B. One should take care of his children.
C. People can ask for help from wishuponahero.com.
D. Learning to give makes one’s life more meaningful.
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Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better. However, social changes brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.
An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. Surveys (调查) on this topic suggests that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories. The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago. This is usually interpreted as a sign that today’s parents are trying to manage their children’s lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.
However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their “adult” children.
In the context (背景) of this discussion, it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents’ involvement with their grown children. If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently, would this have been possible? Probably not. On the other hand, does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn’t present a generation ago? Many studies show that older parents—today’s grandparents—would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.
Furthermore, studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children. The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to be sent from home. This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life, today and in the past.
Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication. This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college. But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.
1.The surveys inform us of______.
A. the development of technology
B. the changes of adult children’s behavior
C. the parents’ over-protection of their college children
D. the means and expenses of students’ communication
2.The writer believes that__________.
A. parents today are more protective than those in the past
B. the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages
C. technology explains greater involvement with their children
D. parents’ changed attitudes lead to college children’s delayed independence
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Technology or Attitude
B. Dependence or Independence
C. Family Influences or Social Changes
D. College Management or Communication Advancement
4.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?
I: Introduction P:Point Sp: Sub-point C: Conclusion
A. B.
C. D.
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Over the past 5 years reciting English has helped me change it _____ way or another for the better .
A any B either C every D one
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When it comes to the changes in our life, I always memorize my skating. I______ that no matter how much we enjoy doing something, at some point the one we enjoy comes to a _____ and we move on to our next life phase.
When I was a young boy growing up in New York, I enjoyed____ skating on the local ponds free of charge. Later, I ____ to enter a roller rink(溜冰场). As my years of roller skating began to ____ , I discovered that quite often I would be the oldest skater. That, however, never_____ me because I figured that somebody had to be the youngest and somebody had to be the oldest. I just _____to be the oldest.
About a year ago I was skating with a group of middle school students. But this time it was ____. For the first time I was having trouble keeping my_____ and almost fell several times. My years of skating were_____ over! I felt as if I had just lost my favourite _____. That was when I was aware that there was more to roller skating than just the skating. I ____ to hand out skates to the students. If they were having a(n) _______time trying to skate, I helped them with a smile and words of ________. “The next time we come to skate I ____ that you will do much better because you have already______the poorly part of skating.”
Surprisingly, I don’t miss skating. It’s time to move on to another phase of it— the ________phase. I have_____ those years on skating for joy. I’m smiling and laughing a lot _____ now. On the faces of others, I now get to see the ______ that I once had for roller skating.
1.A.complain B.suspect C.realize D.predict
2.A.failure B.close C.hardship D.barrier
3.A.roller B.figure C.ski D.ice
4.A.paid B.regretted C.begged D.agreed
5.A.reduce B.disappear C.pass D.accumulate
6.A.bothered B.scared C.thrilled D.satisfied
7.A.hated B.claimed C.happened D.appeared
8.A.competitive B.rewarding C.challenging D.different
9.A.distance B.balance C.promise D.figure
10.A.gradually B.eventually C.accidentally D.originally
11.A.audience B.admirer C.companion D.coach
12.A.deserved B.pretended C.afforded D.volunteered
13.A.free B.adequate C.tough D.extra
14.A.encouragement B.expectation C.approval D.attention
15.A.command B.guarantee C.analyze D.instruct
16.A.substituted B.avoided C.simplified D.accomplished
17.A.performing B.watching C.learning D.governing
18.A.traded B.excused C.compensated D.mistook
19.A.longer B.fewer C.more D.less
20.A.joy B.bravery C.ambition D.sympathy
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The desire for a better life is sometimes so big that it makes people leave their countries and their families and work in other countries. They know that they will have to face difficult moments, that they won't be able to communicate with the persons around them, and that they have to work in illegal conditions to get the money they need for their families, but they all take these chances and they hope they will succeed.
On the other hand, there are people who immigrate (移民) just for the sake of the people they love. They leave their families to make other families with the people they love. Women go to meet their men who have chosen other countries to start a new life, even if they miss their families and friends. Maybe they don't have a place to work but they are able to wait to see what destiny (命运) has for them.
There are also the cases of the people who are forced to leave their countries because of a war which threatens their lives. They'd rather start from the very beginning again than risk putting their lives in danger.
When well-developed countries see that their homeland is being "invaded" by lots of immigrants, they set new laws that make immigration harder. As a result of this, many illegal immigrants cross the borders and are eager to work, although they are paid only half the amount of money native workers receive for the same kind of job.
The opinions of the local people are varied and they range from total refusal to complete acceptance. Immigrants in countries which have large communities of them are fighting for the recognition of their social rights and for equal treatment. Many immigrants have managed to be fully accepted by the communities where they live and have managed to change the opinions of the local people about them.
1.Which of the following reasons for immigration is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Escaping from a war.
B. Being reunited with the beloved people.
C. Seeking a better life
D. Studying a foreign language
2.What's the usual response to immigrants in well-developed countries?
A. To accept them.
B. To refuse them.
C. To put limitations on immigration.
D. To encourage them.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Some immigrants are still fighting for their rights now.
B. Immigrants are never accepted no matter how hard they try.
C. Native people usually earn more money than illegal immigrants.
D. The local people have different attitudes toward immigrants.
4.The passage implies that _____.
A. many people go to other countries with great determination
B. illegal immigrants cause great damage to developed countries
C. stricter laws should be set to prevent immigration
D. culture shock causes great anxiety in some immigrants
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For those who are tired of doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app (application).
Strange though it may seem — "my wife already does that" was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week — Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make them "smart".
Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it's Wi-Fi-enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.
The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application. The phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owner is at work or on the bus.
Samsung says it's not just something new — the app connection actually has some practical uses.
"If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go." said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
The company also says that with electricity rate (电价) varying depending on the time of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save money.
Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do — enable laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.
1. What can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the CES?
A.The machine will be a big success.
B.their wives like doing the laundry.
C.The machine is unrelated to their life.
D.This kind of technology is familiar to them.
2.We can conclude from Samsung's statements that ________.
A.the app connection makes life easier
B.it is better to dry clothes in the morning
C.smartphone can shorten the drying time
D.we should refresh clothes back at home
3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.The laundry should be frequently checked
B.Lazy people like using such machines
C.Good technologies also cause problems
D.Television may help do the laundry
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For those who are tired doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app(application).
Strange though it may seem — “my wife already does that” was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week — Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install (安装) a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make them “smart”.
Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it’s Wi-Fi-enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.
The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application. The phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owners are at work or on the bus.
Samsung says it’s not just something new — the app connection actually has some practical uses.
“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go,” said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
The company also says that with electricity rate(电价)varying depending on the time of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save money.
Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do —enable laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.
1.What can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the CES?
A. The machine will be a big success.
B. their wives like doing the laundry.
C. The machine is unrelated to their life.
D. This kind of technology is familiar to them.
2.What can we learn about the new laundry machines?
A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing
B. They can be controlled with a smartphone
C. They are difficult to operate
D. They are sold at a low price
3.We can conclude form Samsung’s statements that ___________.
A. the app connection makes life easier
B. it is better to dry clothes in the morning
C. smartphone can shorten the drying time
D. we should refresh clothes back at home
4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The laundry should be frequently checked
B. Lazy people like using such machines
C. Good technologies also cause problems
D. Television may help do the laundry.
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My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life .He's usually all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends.Sometimes he stays for two weeks at a time. I don't get to see him as often as I wish,we remain very .
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you up anything that you start.When I was eleven,my father bought me a piano.At first I was so about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play.Then it got .I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop.Much as I tried,he me to go on.Now I have been playing for almost five years.I love it and I'm glad I my dad's advice.
My dad is talented,for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years.Under his influence,I also like now.Sometimes my dad can be my biggest .He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show sometimes he can be my biggest critic (批评家).He ignore the small mistakes I make.He encourages me never to lose because he thinks that all my dreams will one day.
My dad is generous.E very Thursday night,he to read to the children at a children's club.When he reads,their light up with curiosity about what will happen next. feel of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to .
I love my dad with all my heart.He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
1.A.on B.with C.out D.in
2.A.away B.home C.inside D.alone
3.A.In case B.Even though C.If only D.As if
4.A.polite B.kind C.different D.close
5.A.give B.put C.take D.speed
6.A.nervous B.anxious C.crazy D.familiar
7.A.rough B.difficult C.disappointing D.boring
8.A.promised B.persuaded C.reminded D.suggested
9.A.received B.challenged C.took D.listened
10.A.physically B.typically C.musically D.exactly
11.A.composing B.dancing C.writing D.drawing
12.A.director B.supporter C.scholar D.sponsor
13.A.however B.so C.and D.still
14.A.ever B.often C.never D.even
15.A.aim B.dream C.strength D.heart
16.A.come true B.take risks C.pay off D.let out
17.A.rejects B.likes C.intends D.offers
18.A.bodies B.arms C.hands D.faces
19.A.jealous B.optimistic C.proud D.happy
20.A.help B.read C.work D.Drive
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My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life.He's usually all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends.Sometimes he stays for two weeks at a time. I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very .
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you up anything that you start.When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got .I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he me to go on.Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I'm glad I my dad's advice.
My dad is talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He ignores the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose because he thinks that all my efforts will one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he to read to the children at a children's club. When he reads, their light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to .
I love my dad with all my heart. He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
1.A. on B. with C.out D.in
2.A. home B. alone C.inside D.away
3.A. Even though B. In case C.If only D.As if
4.A. polite B. kind C.different D.close
5.A. put B. give C.take D.speed
6.A. nervous B. crazy C.familiar D.anxious
7.A. rough B. difficult C.boring D.disappointing
8.A. Persuaded B. promised C.reminded D.suggested
9.A. receive B. challenged C.listened D.took
10.A. Physically B. musically C.exactly D.typically
11.A. dancing B. composing C.writing D.drawing
12.A. supporter B. director C.scholar D.sponsor
13.A. however B. so C.still D.and
14.A. ever B. often C.even D.never
15.A. aim B. dream C.heart D.strength
16.A. come true B. take risks C.let out D.pay off
17.A. agrees B. likes C.offers D.intends
18.A. bodies B. arms C.faces D.hands
19.A. jealous B. optimistic C.happy D.proud
20.A. read B. help C.work D.Drive
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My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life.He's usually all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends.Sometimes he stays for two weeks at a time. I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very .
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you up anything that you start.When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got .I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he me to go on.Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I'm glad I my dad's advice.
My dad is talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He ignores the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose because he thinks that all my efforts will one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he to read to the children at a children's club. When he reads, their light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to .
I love my dad with all my heart. He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
1.A. On B.out C. with D.in
2.A. away B. alone C.inside D.home
3.A. As if B. In case C.If only D.Even though
4.A. polite B. kind C.close D.different
5.A. put B. speed C.take D.give
6.A. nervous B. crazy C.familiar D.anxious
7.A. rough B. boring C.difficult D.disappointing
8.A. promised B. persuaded C.reminded D.suggested
9.A. receive B. took C.listened D.challenged
10.A. physically B. musically C.exactly D.typically
11.A. composing B. dancing C.writing D.drawing
12.A. director B. supporter C.scholar D.sponsor
13.A. however B. so C.and D.still
14.A. ever B. often C.never D.even
15.A. aim B. dream C.strength D.heart
16.A. come true B. take risks C. pay off D. let out
17.A. agrees B. likes C.intends D. offers
18.A. bodies B. arms C. hands D.faces
19.A. jealous B. optimistic C.proud D.happy
20.A. help B. read C.work D.drive
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