A dozen family members gathered at the table_...

A dozen family members gathered at the table______ were traditional local foods such as preserved ham sausage.

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Thanksgiving time came and all the relatives were gathered around the long table, or seated behind TV trays．The television was on and some folks were watching it while talking with one another．Something on television got their attention and one of the adults said, "Listen at it!" Someone else replied．"Well, if that don't beat all．"

Simple phrases were spoken by folks whose language was simple and brief．They had several idioms that were just as colorful phrases and words that brightened the room and warmed the conversation．In school we were taught to speak differently．The way our relatives spoke was discouraged．Sometimes our parents would say things we weren't taught in school．They'd often correct themselves, as if getting rid of a mistake．Of course we learned some of their phrases and used them．They were comfortable words to pronounce, familiar．

Our father's side of the family was from Arkansas and Oklahoma and they spoke with the accents native to their birth states．Their voices musical and often high , it was easy to pick up that effect in our own speech and at school my brother and I were often teased for the way we spoke．Our mother's side of the family came from Illinois and they had a tendency to talk fast．They had an accent, too, and my brother and I added that to our own speech, confusing the kids at school all the more．Our father's side of the family loved to laugh and have a good time．Our mother's side of the family was more serious about how they took life in; their joys more silently experienced and enjoyed．It was a rich picture of culture and it gave my brother and me a colorful view in life．

Thanksgiving holiday was always an easy comfortable going day．It was the first real holiday of the season when everyone came together in one place, and a good time was spent happily together by all．

1.From the text we can know that ___________．

A．parents were worried that their relatives might affect their kids’ language

B．parents tried to avoid affecting their kids with their dialects

C．parents didn’t allow their children to speak dialects

D．parents thought the language taught in school was the best

2.It can be inferred from the text that ________．

A．the language used by his father’s side of the family was fast

B．his mother’s side of the family spoke in a high voice

C．English taught in school is different from that used in daily life

D．the writer and brother were laughed at at school because of their poor English

3.Why did the writer and his brother puzzle other kids at school by their speeches?

A．They had relatives from different parts of Europe

B．There were many mistakes in their language

C．They added some dialects in their speeches

D．Their speeches were lively and colorful

4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards dialects?

A．He liked them very much．

B．They should be used everywhere．

C．They should be taught in school．

D． They were not accepted by others．

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Many families were broken up and their members were killed in the _______ caused by the earthquake inYaan.

A．chaos            B．chains            C．plains            D．masses

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My three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.

Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents’ house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy concentrated on conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of "tea". Her Daddy, who always tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.

After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: "She is only three years old, where is she getting this ‘tea’ that I've been dutifully drinking?" He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her ‘tea’ water out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak (浸泡)his false teeth!

1.At the family gathering, the adults__________.

A. drank tea while chatting

B. arranged tables for children’s games

C. talked about what happened at home

D. watched their favorite TV programs

2.Tegan’s daddy followed her secretly to find out ___________.

A. whether there was any tea left

B. what kind of tea he had drunk

C. where she got the sugar for tea

D. where she got the tea

3.The water of the tea Tegan’s father drank is ________.

A. fresh and clean

B. boiled at the bathroom

C. taken from Tegan’s home

D. the water of soaking false teeth

4.What do we know from the text?

A. Tegan’s father always played with her in games

B. Tegan refused to apologize for what she had done

C. Tegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering

D. Tegan’s father cared nothing about what she was doing

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A dozen international coffee experts moved around a long wooden table, pausing at each steaming cup, heads dipping,smelling and tasting. In the wings, coffee farmer Yang Fan watches attentively as the judges’ circle, awaiting a decision on her latest crop of beans.

In recent years, China is fast developing a reputation as a top coffee producer. This tasting was a side event to the first ever Pu’er International Specialty Coffee Expo in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, which ran this winter and drew more than a thousand attendees, including industry aficionados (酷爱者) from across the globe.

“Coffee has huge potential in China,” says Liu Ying, who is working in private investment in Beijing to grow coffee in Pu’er five years ago. “The younger generation prefers to drink coffee in their offices much more than tea.” Still, Pu’er remains synonymous with tea. In a region of China known for thousands of years of tea growing, a new crop is beginning to change the country’s landscape: coffee. This town near the Laos border is surrounded by the green hills scored with tea plantations; it produces a variety of tea which is also called Pu’er. But the region’s mild climate is also perfect for growing Arabica coffee. And as China’s young people move away from traditional tea in favor of the invigorating coffee, Pu’er’s farmers are catering to the demand. Yunnan accounts for 98% of China’s coffee harvest, with half coming from the misty landscape around Pu’er. Today, China is the 13th biggest coffee producer in the world - rising from zero output three decades ago to 136,000 tons annually today.

In April, Seattle’s annual Specialty Coffee Expo decided to showcase China as its portrait country of origin. It follows on the heels of Starbucks’ launching its first single-origin Yunnan coffee last year after eight years of partnership with Yunnan farmers.

With global coffee prices at record lows, Yunnan farmers are processing beans in bespoke (定制的) ways to create distinct flavors -allowing them to enter the market of specialty coffee. “At current coffee prices, I can’t even feed my family,” says the farmer Yang. “My only way out is to produce specialty coffee, to make the best coffee beans.” That means letting beans dry in their cherries, thus producing a wild, fruity flavor, or allowing them to “honey” in their sugary inner layer, which adds a slight sweetness.

“If I told you this was Colombian or Panama coffee, nobody would argue with me,” says Samuel Gurel, CEO of Pu’er’s Torch Coffee Roasters, as Yang breaks into a laughter. “It’s a great example of how Chinese coffee is evolving.”

1.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Coffee gains ground in China’s tea-growing heartland

B.Coffee is taking the place of Pu’er tea in Yunnan province.

C.Bespoke coffee in Ynnnan has a variety of flavors.

D.China has become a top coffee producer in the world.

2.People grow coffee in Pu’er because ________.

A.they have the tradition to plant coffee

B.Starbuck needs coffee from Yunnan province

C.coffee planted there has a special flavor

D.they think coffee has great potential in China

3.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?

A.Pu’er cannot produce coffee.

B.Coffee enjoys a good reputation.

C.Pu’er is most famous for its tea.

D.Coffee is as popular as coffee.

4.What does Samuel Gurel think of Yang’s coffee beans?

A.He is worried about it. B.He thinks highly of it.

C.He doubts about its future. D.He shows no interest in it.

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1.The whole family were d　　　　　　　　 at the news that Tom had been admitted by Peking University.

2. During the trip, she used WeChat to stay in touch with her friends, keeping them

i　　　　　　　　 of her latest 　 information.

3.Not 　　　　　　　　 (批准)by the government, some DiDi drivers are considered to be illegal.

4.With the economy environment worsening, a large sum of money is in great d　　　　　　　　 , especially by 　 small companies.

5.Burns are called first, second or third degree burns, d　　　　　　　　 on which layers of the skin are burned.

6.You can get burnt by v　　　　　　　　 of things: hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation or chemicals.

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So suddenly _____ the disease that the whole family were at a great loss.

A. did he catch B. he caught

C. was he caught D. he was caught

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At a gathering，we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments．It came around to Frank．

Frank began to tell us of his childhooD． "I____in San Pedro．My Dad was a fisherman，and he loved the seA． He had his own boat，but it was____making a living on the seA． He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to____the family．"

He looked at us and said，"I____you could have met my DaD． He was a big man，and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for the____．When you got close to him，he____like the ocean．He would wear his old coat and his overalls．No matter how much my mother____them，they would still smell of the sea and of fish．"

Frank's voice dropped a bit．"When the weather was bad he would____me to school．He had this old truck that was older than he was____he would drive toward the school，I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear．He would____right in front of the school gate，and it seemed like everybody_____be standing around and watching．Then he would____over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy．It was so____for me．I was twelve years old，and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!"

He____and then went on，"I remember the day when I said 'No' ”

It was the first time I had ever talked to him that____，and he had this surprised look on his face．

I said，'Dad，I'm too____for a goodbye kiss．'

My Dad looked at me for the longest time，and his eyes started to tear up．I had never seen him____．He turned and looked out the windshield(挡风玻璃)．'You're right，' he saiD． 'You are a big boy．．．．a man．I won't kiss you anymore．'”

Frank got a sad look on his face，and the tears began to____in his eyes，as he spoke．"It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back．”

Tears were running down Frank’s cheeks．He spoke again．"Guys，you don't know wha would____.to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek． to feel his rough old face．to smell the ocean on him． to feel his arm around my neck．

I wish I had been a man then．If I had been a____，I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss．"

1.A. kept up　　 B. grew up　　 C. came up　　 D. started up

2.A. hard　　 B. absurd　　 C. easy　　 D. necessary

3.A. remove　　 B. reach　　 C. feed　　 D. urge

4.A. prefer　　 B. request　　 C. suggest　　 D. wish

5.A. fish　　 B. favorite　　 C. benefit　　 D. glory

6.A. sounded　　 B. looked　　 C. smelled　　 D. felt

7.A. processed　　 B. washed　　 C. handled　　 D. managed

8.A. drive　　 B. limit　　 C. adapt　　 D. devote

9.A. Before　　 B. After　　 C. Since　　 D. As

10.A. back up　　 B. pick up　　 C. pull up　　 D. speed up

11.A. could　　 B. would　　 C. should　　 D. might

12.A. lean　　 B. hold　　 C. run　　 D. watch

13.A. frightening　　 B. challenging　　 C. embarrassing　　 D. entertaining

14.A. recovered　　 B. paused　　 C. requested　　 D. admitted

15.A. day　　 B. time　　 C. aspect　　 D. way

16.A. old　　 B. delighted　　 C. anxious　　 D. proud

17.A. sigh　　 B. shout　　 C. cry　　 D. yell

18.A. break down　　 B. hold back　　 C. well up　　 D. start off

19.A. demand　　 B. give　　 C. rush　　 D. infer

20.A. boy　　 B. seaman　　 C. backbone　　 D. man

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A dozen ideas were considered _______ the chief architect decided on the design of the building.

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Dozens of small cups were filled with oil to keep the lights burning _____ those who had died in the earthquake,

A. in memory of      B. in favor of           C. in honor of         D. in search of

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