I’m fed up with the noise—I _______ in the neighborhood of an airport for a year.
A. have been working B. am working
C. had worked D. work
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I’m fed up with the noise—I _______ in the neighborhood of an airport for a year.
A. have been working B. am working
C. had worked D. work
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Tired of all the pushing in supermarkets? Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping.
Online shopping brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim (声称) made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim(受害者) of fraud (欺骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation(名声).
Another problem is that the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue! Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items whose design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.
Some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? Often by some large van pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated(使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late !
Without question, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.
1.How can online shoppers avoid fraud?
A．By choosing big websites.
B．By collecting shopping evidence.
C．By seeking advice from the police.
D．By using only trusted websites.
2.What does the author tell us about online shopping in Paragraph 3?
A．Don’t believe product descriptions easily.
B．Product appearances are always not good.
C．It is usually wise to buy colorful products.
D．It is normal for a blue dress to change into green.
3.The author agrees with the fact that ________ .
A．online shopping is a safe way to make purchases
B．customers are never satisfied with products
C．online shopping has nothing to do with global warming
D．delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy
4.What is the author’s attitude towards online shopping?
A．It is very popular.
B．It is a wise choice.
C．It is a double-edged sword(双刃剑).
D．It is a waste of time.
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完形填空
On a farm in the southeast of England lived a farmer. Gradually, the farmer became fed up with this farm; and no wonder, you’ll say, for he was born on the place, he had all his days on it.
He was sick and of the surroundings. He wanted a ; and often in his dreams, he a quiet spot where conditions were ideal, and where he could spend his old age in comfort and be . He told the real estate agent in town how he felt, so the drove out and looked the over carefully. He felt sure he would have no difficulty in a buyer.
When the weekly paper came out, the old farmer the advertisements, and found his farm . It stated that the Hammond place of 160 acres was . The land was fertile and productive — a crop failure had been known. 40 acres were with a lot of trees and the farm had a good supply of water all the year round. There was rich agricultural land, through which flowed a small stream and there was a and modern house of eight rooms.
The farm had a great many horses, cows, sheep, and chickens. It was close to the — only a half hour’s drive, and had a telephone. There were all kinds of fruit trees, both large and small, with an abundance of around the house.
The old man read the a second time, and then drove to town to the real estate agent. “I have read that advertisement,” he said, “ as nearly as I can figure out, that’s exactly the kind of place I have been . I think I will keep it myself.”
1.A. missed B. forgotten C. described D. spent
2.A. fond B. tired C. proud D. afraid
3.A. method B. challenge C. dream D. change
4.A. pictured B. remembered C. knew D. noticed
5.A. popular B. rich C. happy D. healthy
6.A. agent B. farmer C. buyer D. driver
7.A. house B. horses C. trees D. farm
8.A. finding B. introducing C. recognizing D. persuading
9.A. got through B. put up C. looked over D. made up
10.A. destroyed B. listed C. lost D. photographed
11.A. in danger B. on display C. in demand D. for sale
12.A. never B. ever C. always D. still
13.A. crowded B. faced C. armed D. covered
14.A. quiet B. large C. warm D. simple
15.A. town B. school C. mall D. hospital
16.A. colors B. shelter C. clouds D. shade
17.A. advertisement B. note C. book D. letter
18.A. thank B. choose C. see D. welcome
19.A. if B. and C. or D. for
20.A. visiting B. showing C. wanting D. Researching
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Growing up in one of the toughest neighborhoods in New York City, my life was not always easy. My mother raised us in a city-owned apartment and my father suffered from drug problems. However, there was love at home. Quite often, my mother would have movie nights with us. One night, my mom came home with the movie To Sir, With Love, starring Sidney Poitier. In this movie, Mr. Poitier played a handsome, well-dressed, educated but strict teacher. As I watched, I was reminded of someone who I admired — Mr. John Walker.
Mr. Walker was my fifth-grade teacher. I remember getting my report card on the last day of fourth grade and seeing the words “New Teacher: Mr. Walker”. I was excited because I’d never had a male teacher before. On my first day of fifth grade, Mr. Walker laid down the class rules. I sat at my desk nervously, thinking, “How do I get out of his class?” I had no idea is class would be one of the most influential times in my life.
Mr. Walker always brought active things to our lives. He would give us weekly speeches, telling us that we didn’t have to be products of our environments — doing had things or spending a life in prison. Mr. Walker always told us that we could do anything we wanted to do.
The first time I ever left New York City was for a school trip on a farm that Mr. Walker arranged for us. It was an overnight trip. We prepared for months by holding bake sales to raise money. Mr. Walker worked so hard. He wanted us to experience life outside of our own small world.
One day, Mr. Walker said we could put on a play in class. He said, “Waliek, this is your chance to show us what you’ve got, so if you want the lead part, you’d better go home and learn it by tomorrow.” I ran home and remembered the whole play in one night. I think I did this more for Mr. Walker. He knew that I wanted to be an entertainer (表演者) and he believed in me. So he gave me that chance.
Another day, the school had a special performance and we noticed that Mr. Walker brought a special briefcase with him. As the host called on him, our class became nervous with excitement and curiosity. He opened his special briefcase and pulled out a gold trumpet (喇叭). Before he started, he devoted his performance to all the students, especially our class. It was the most beautiful music I’d ever heard. I was so shocked and amazed. My teacher was not only one of the coolest, best dressed, educated men, but he was also an entertainer — just like me.
When I created my list of people who had a great influence on me, there was no doubt in my mind that Mr. Walker topped my list. He changed the course of my life.
1.Why is Sidney Poitier mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A. To remember the author’s difficult childhood.
B. To introduce Mr. John Walker.
C. To recall the movie nights.
D. To review a movie.
2.On hearing the class rules given by Mr. Walker, the author _____.
A. disliked them
B. was excited
C. was embarrassed
D. thought them influential
3.In order to open the mind of his students, Mr. Walker _____.
A. gave them speeches weekly
B. asked them to put on a play
C. arranged trips for them
D. held bake sales
4.What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A. He went to the cinema quite often during childhood.
B. He never left New York City during childhood.
C. He liked performing very much.
D. His father died from drug use.
5.What can we learn from Paragraph 6?
A. Mr. Walker’s performance made the author surprised.
B. Mr. Walker was nervous when giving the performance.
C. Mr. Walker was the best entertainer in the school.
D. Mr. Walker often gave performances in school.
6.Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. A great entertainer
B. My family and our problems
C. Tough time, valuable experience
D. To Walker, with love
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I grew up in a neighborhood that many city kids can only dream of: a quiet street that was our adventure park: a street filled with kids whose parents had to drag us inside for dinner, most of the time long after the sun had retired for the night.
Our street was also a zoo. There were cats, dogs, birds, fish, sheep, rabbits, horses, not to mention all the little things we caught and decided to keep as pets. But these farm animals weren't just farm animals. They were our friends.
Everything was great. I loved my life and never wanted anything to change. Then a day arrived that would ruin everything. The day they said, “We're moving.” Dad's job had been relocated, and I would soon be leaving everything I had ever known. I cried. “We are going to live near the beach,” I kept hearing, but it was no comfort. I hated my parents for doing this to me, for putting an end to the series of colorful adventures. I watched as removal trucks were filled with boxes my life had been shoved（挤） into, but I knew that there was one thing that wouldn't fit into a box. My neighborhood and all the fun and adventure it contained.
I forced myself to dislike our new life and insistently(坚持地) referred to our old house as “home”. I would give no one the satisfaction of enjoying our new beachfront lifestyle, not my family, my friends or myself. To admit taking pleasure in the new meant to let go off the old. But once I allowed myself to like the town, I grew to love it and I don't want anything to change. But this time, I know it will. And as scary as that may be, it's okay because exciting adventures can happen anywhere. All I have to do is to let them happen.
1.The best title of the text could be________.
A．My beautiful memory
B．Country life and city life
C．My wonderful neighborhood
D．Adventures could be everywhere
2.In my old neighborhood, children________.
A．often moved to other places to live
B．lived in a zoo with a lot of farm animals
C．played together until late in the evening
D．were pulled to do homework after school
3.At last the writer came to realize that one should________.
A．keep fun in the past in a box
B．accept the change with an open mind
C．find ways to enjoy a new life
D．start a new life and forget the past
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In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfold. In coastal water bodies，including river mouths and seas, low-oxygen sites have increased more than tenfold since 1950.Scientists expect oxygen to continue dropping even outside these zones as Earth warms .
“Oxygen is fundamental to life in the Oceans,” said Denise Breitburg, a marine ecologist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. “The decline in ocean oxygen ranks among the most serious effects of human activities on the Earth ’s environment. Actually, it's a great loss to all the support services that rely on recreation and tourism, including hotels and restaurants and taxi drivers and everything else. The reverberations(严重影响) of unhealthy ecosystems in the ocean can be extensive.”
In areas traditionally called “dead zones" , like those in Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mexico，oxygen plummets(大幅下跌) to so low levels that many animals die. As fish avoid these zones, their habitats become smaller and they’ re easier to be attacked or caught. But the problem goes far beyond “dead zones”. Even smaller oxygen decline can prevent growth in animals, hinder reproduction and lead to disease or even death. It also can cause the release of dangerous chemicals such as nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas up to 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. While some animals can boom in “dead zones”，overall biodiversity falls.
Climate change is the key criminal in the open ocean. Warming surface waters make it harder for oxygen to reach the inside of the ocean. Furthermore, as the ocean as a whole gets warmer, it holds less oxygen. In coastal waters, too much nutrient pollution from land creates algal blooms, which use up oxygen as they die and break down.
People's livelihoods are also on the line, the scientists reported, especially in developing nations. Smaller fisheries(渔场)may be unable to relocate when low oxygen destroys their harvests or forces fish to move elsewhere. So we humans have to carry on a war now and win the war.
1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?
A.The ocean has been losing its oxygen. B.The amount of sea water is increasing.
C.The coastal water bodies are dangerous. D.The Earth becomes warmer and warmer.
2.What can we infer from Denise Breitburg's words?
A.Different oceans have different levels of oxygen.
B.The decline in ocean oxygen has great influences.
C.The future of tourism relies on the levels of ocean oxygen.
D.The decrease in ocean oxygen is the most serious environment problem.
3.How does the “dead zone" affect sea animals?
A.It offers more food. B.It forms dangerous gas.
C.It reduces their living areas. D.It produces more carbon dioxide.
4.How can we win the war according to the text?
A.By closing smaller fisheries. B.By controlling humans' bad activities.
C.By improving people's living standards. D.By stopping nutrients entering the ocean.
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Kids in the Kitchen
Some experts serve up some of the factors that make cooking with kids a pleasure rather than a struggle．
__1.________．
For obvious reasons, a grown-up needs to be in charge of the stove, sharp knives and electrical equipment．Dr．Colker advises parents to be watchful, even when their kids are involved in relatively safe tasks．The bottom line is to stay close by, and teach your kids to respect basic safety rules．
Leave Time
__2.________When kids help, you’ll need extra time to teach them some skills．When you're in a hurry, give your kids tasks that don't require much guidance．As they get older and develop more skills, they will become wonderful helpers and even save your time!
Go for Variety
Our experts agree that children can enjoy more than the usual "kid food", such as chicken nuggets and pizza．__3.________ Sandra K．Nissenberg suggests exploring the produce passage in the supermarket and talking about the unusual fruits and vegetables you find．
Involve Kids in Clean-up and Table-setting
Dr．Laura Colker reminds parents that preschoolers are eager to deal with grown-up tasks．They actually "enjoy the clean-up and table-setting activities", she says．__4.__
They may also enjoy setting the table and counting the spoons．
Make Cooking a Learning Adventure
Cooking helps kids develop a healthy interest in the lifelong challenge of eating nourishing（有营养的）, delicious meals．Kids learn about science when they heat or cool a mixture and observe how it changes．________5.________ And as they wait for the timer to ring, they develop a better understanding of the concept of time
A．Most young children can easily handle simple kitchen equipment
B．Cooking with young children requires patience．
C．Measuring ingredients teaches kids about fractions（分数）．
D．Kids can and should help wash and dry the pots and pans．
E．Keep an Eye on Safety
F．Stay Equipped
G．To introduce new foods, involve your kids in menu planning and shopping
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With the rapid growth of tourist industry in Asia, especially China, more countries will come up with easier visa policies, including e-visas interviews, to make travel easier.
A. instead of B. because of
C. in case of D. in need of
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Could you stand the noise of a street-sweeper truck going up and down the street outside of your house three times a week at 4 a.m.? The noise —described by Blomberg as “loud as a NASCAR(全国赛车联合会) race car but at a speed of 5 miles per hour” — annoyed him so much that he tried to persuade the city to reschedule street sweeping to begin at 6 a.m. He also founded the nonprofit Noise Pollution Clearinghouse, an organization that provides research and information to others whose request for quiet might otherwise fall on deaf ears.
Hearing loss, in fact, is the most obvious medical consequence of noise pollution, but it is hardly the only one, explains environmental psychologist Arline Bronaft. In her research, Bronzaft found that constant noise exposure could reduce children’s learning ability and cognitive(认知的) development. Beyond all that, regularly, “you’ve got to take a break
from sound,” says Bronzaft.
The bad news, says Blomberg, is that “the last century was the noisiest in history.” The good news, he continues, is that the greener we get, the quieter we’ll also get. Electric cars and lawn equipment, for instance, make less noise, just as more fuel-efficient vehicles do. Improved technology can also provide measures to make the problem less serious. Fire engines and police cars could replace those loud sirens(警报器) with other models; and you can turn down the volume inside your home by replacing noisy household appliances with quieter, energy-saving models.
“ I don’t think you can name a noise source that I can’t find a way to make quieter,” says Blomberg. But the real challenge is to change people’s attitudes. “ In the 1960s, we made it unacceptable to throw litter out of the window of your car,” he says. Today it’s time to recognize that “noise is to the soundscape as litter is to the landscape.” The goal is to “create a culture where you do not throw your aural (听觉的) litter out of the window.
64. What do we know about the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse?
A. It was founded by the city leaders.
B. It was supported by NASCSR.
C. It can rearrange the time of street sweeping.
D. It aims to help those who want more peace and quiet.
65. Which of the following makes the most noise?
A. Electric cars. B. Loud sirens. C. Lawn equipment. D. Police cars.
66. As Blomberg says, _____________.
A. it’s impossible to make a noise-maker quieter
B. it’s difficult to quiet people down
C. in the 1960s, throwing “sound” out of the window was forbidden
D. street sweeping should be stopped forever
67. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Reducing Noise Pollution B. Children’s Mental Development
C. Vehicles that Make Less Noise D. Forbidding Throwing Litter
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In the face of danger, we need to stay ____. Only in this way can we come up with good solutions.
A. still B. quiet C. calm D. silent
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