Many residents are opposed to ________ (build...

Many residents are opposed to ________ (build) the motorway. It is not a wise decision.

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Dear Sir,

I am writing to express my concern about the plans to build a motorway near our village.

Haldersham is one of the loveliest villages in England. It is peaceful and quiet, and it is situated in a very attractive valley. There are also several beautiful countryside walks in the surroundings, with a view of many rare trees and plants.

Most of the people who live in Haldersham have moved here from other places, often from London and other big cities. They have bought houses here to live in a place far away from the noise and the stress of the big city. They paid a lot of money for their houses, but they knew they would get a high quality of life for it.

If the planned motorway is built, life in Haldersham will change greatly. There will be a lot of noise around us, and nobody will want to go on the walks. House prices will certainly go down, because nobody will want to buy houses in a place close to a motorway. Haldersham will become an ugly place.

I don’t think any of the people living in this beautiful village want that, and we all believe exposure to noise pollution can have a direct influence on our health. So, let’s all tell the politicians who support the motorway plans what we think about them!

Yours faithfully,

Hilary Riley

1.Many people move to Haldersham because ________.

A. it has a good environment

B. it is not far away from big cities

C. they want to be a help to the village

D. they prefer to study rare plants in this area

2.According to Hilary Riley, a motorway will ________.

A. cause high house prices

B. bring people stress

C. provide a convenient life

D. affect the quality of life

3.What’s the purpose of the letter?

A. To give an introduction of Haldersham.

B. To show grateful thanks to the politicians.

C. To express disapproval about the motorway.

D. To offer suggestions on building the motorway.

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Though they are sharing space in the apartment building, residents will have _____utility meters(公用事业电表).

A．available　　　　　 B．alternative

C． individual　　　 D．inconvenient

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Mr White is opposed to repairing the old building, and that’s ______ I don’t agree.

A. which　　　　　　　 B. that

C. where　　　　　　　 D. what

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Many citizens are strongly_______to pulling down the 100-year-old building in the centre of the city.

A.objected　　　　　 B.opposed

C.against　　　　　　 D.resisted

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Many citizens are strongly_______to pulling down the 100-year-old building in the centre of the city.

A. objected　　　　　 B. opposed

C. against　　　　　　 D. resisted

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To many web-building spiders, most of whom are nearly blind, the web is their essential window on the world: their means of communicating, capturing prey, meeting mates and protecting themselves. A web-building spider without its web is like a men cast away on an island of solid rock，totally out of touch and destined to starve to death. So important is the web to an orb-web spider's survival that the animal will continue to construct new webs daily even if it is being starved. For 16 days the starving spider builds completely normal webs. Then, as the animal gets scrawnier, it constructs a wider-meshed （网孔、网眼）web using fewer strands（线）. Such webs would only trap larger prey, which is more economical from the perspective of a starving spider. The spider stores energy by recycling web protein. It simply eats its own web each evening and reuses it to produce new silk. In studies with radioactivity, labeled materials, it was found that 95 percent of web protein reappears in the next day web. Most of the energy needed for web-building is used in walking over the strands as they are laid down. Scientists are impressed by the adaptability of the spider's highly preprogrammed brain, which is larger for its size than the brain of any other invertebrate（无脊推动物）. If web-building is interrupted, or if some of the existing strands are destroyed, the spider simply goes back to see where the web is left off and then finishes building a normal web. One spider will finish building the incomplete web of another.

1.Which of the following best expresses the main ideas of the passage?

A. Secrets of Spiders' Adaptability

B. Importance of Webs to Spiders

C. Secrets of the Spiders' Life

D. Spiders' Highly Preprogrammed Brain

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

A. Most spiders will stop conducting webs when hungry.

B. One Web-building spider usually conducts one web.

C. Web-building spiders will probably die without their webs.

D. Web-building spiders have good eyesight.

3.The underlined word “scrawnier” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. weaker but good-looking

B. fatter and stronger

C. nice and healthier

D. thinner and bony

4.A spider's ability to finish an incomplete web proves that ______.

A. it has a highly preprogrammed brain

B. it reuses its web protein to reproduce new silk

C. the web is everything for a spider

D. it is able to rebuild a destroyed web

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Many Beijing residents go to great lengths to avoid breathing the city's smoggy air, especially when it reaches critical pollution levels, but one local entrepreneur decided that canning(灌装) and selling this poor quality air as a souvenir would be a great idea. Believe it or not, he was right.

After seeing a number of companies achieve commercial success by canning fresh air from countries like France, Canada or Australia and selling it in China, Dominic Johnson-Hill, a British-born citizen of Beijing and owner of the Plastered 8 souvenir shop, decided to turn the idea on its head and sell canned Beijing air throughout China and abroad.

"I'd seen people going crazy to buy canned air from Canada and Australia, so I thought it was time to push business the other way," the entrepreneur said. "They' re perfect gifts! What else are you going to take home when you go home from Beijing? A roast duck? A Plastered T-shirt? These cans are light, portable, you can just imagine someone' s face when they unwrap (打开) it for Christmas."

The few mouth-fulls of Beijing air come in standard tin cans featuring a couple of iconic city landmarks as well as a bitter description of the contents: "a unique mix of nitrogen, oxygen and some other stuff". The ironic (讽刺的) souvenirs cost 28 RMB (US $4) and are available at the Plastered 8 shop, as well as on its online shop. But if you're actually considering buying some, you'd better ask shop in advance, as they are virtually flying off the shelves. Johnson-Hill said that his shop is selling hundreds of Beijing air cans every day.

Personally, the well-sold can probably is an awakening for the public to be concerned about the living conditions. Yet one thing that’ s not particularly clear is whether the air is really collected from Beijing, as the cans are labeled as "Made in Shenzhen". There's a big chance that' s just a kind of Plastered 8 humor, as they also list "Choking Hazard" and "May have unidentified objects inside." as warnings.

Anyway, it is probably a unique way to arouse public awareness of protecting the environment.

1.What contributes to Dominic’s idea of canning and selling the poor quality air?

A.Try to get used to it. B.Sell it all over the world.

C.Can it as a souvenir. D.Try to push business the other way.

2.How may one feel when receiving canned Beijing air for Christmas?

A.Satisfied. B.Surprised.

C.Frightened. D.Refreshed.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "stuff" in Paragraph 4？

A.liquids B.objects

C.minerals D.risks

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.There are unidentified objects in the canned Beijing air.

B.The Plastered 8 souvenir shop is famous for its humour.

C.People should make efforts to protect the environment.

D.Dominic Johnson-Hill likes the poor quality air in Beijing.

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In recent years, many mainland residents have rushed to Hong Kong to buy baby milk powder due to their ________ about its quality.

A．anxiety　     B．curiosity

C．generosity　     D．attention

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Although the plan is not so perfect, they are strongly opposed ______ it.

A. to not conduct　　　 　　 　 B. not to conduct

C. to not conducting　　　　 D. not to conducting

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