They were ahead during the first half of the ...

They were ahead during the first half of the match, but they ________ in the last five minutes．

A．were beating                  B．beat

C．were beaten               D．had been beaten

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The trees arrived by post, a half – open parcel. They were him and straight, rather like arrows but with shiny leaves at one end and muddy roots at the other. Terry and his father took them down to the garden and planted them in their prepared places. Terry had great hopes of the middle tree, now set in the holy spot where Herry, his cat, run over, had been laid to rest a year before. The nine trees made an avenue down one side of the garden, where there was already a fifteen – foot stone wall between the garden and the backyards of the Jenkins Street houses.

“Why do we want a row of trees as well as a wall?” Terry asked his father. His father said, “For privacy. These trees grow very thickly.”

His father’s love of privacy often puzzled Terry, who was not one to keep himself to himself, but he could see part of the point here. The houses in Jenkins Street were on higher ground. His friend Leslie lived at number twelve, and he had only to stand on a box to see right over the wall.

“Will the trees grow higher than the wall?” Terry asked then. “Oh yes, twice as high if not more. It’ll take a few years but they’ll grow.”

So they were going to have nine trees thirty feet tall, to keep them from being overlooked. Terry wondered why this was so desirable. He said, “Our garden is very pretty. Why can’t we let the people over the wall see it? That wouldn’t be showing off, would it?”

“No, I don’t think it would be,” his father said. “Yet some people might feel a bit less happy if they can always see a good thing isn’t theirs. We don’t want to be the cause of any jealousy if we can help it.” This consideration for other people’s feelings must be a grown-up thing. Terry thought. It was not his idea of how to run things. He said, “It seems a lot of trouble to go to stop people being jealous of us.”

His father looked at him. “It isn’t much trouble, Terry,” he said. “These trees will grow without help from us. They’ll be beautiful. And you can already hear them whispering to us in the wind.”

1.Where were the trees going to be planted?

A．In front of the wall.

B．In the backyards of the Jenkins Street house.

C．In the middle of their garden.

D．In front of their house.

2.Terry called a part of the garden “the holy spot” because ________.

A．his cat was buried there

B．Henry had been run over there

C．Terry’s own tree was planted there

D．it was the middle of the garden

3.The underlined sentence, “… he could see part of the point here” (in Paragraph 3) means “________”.

A．Terry could see part of the yard from the garden

B．Terry could see part of the house in Jenkins Street

C．Terry didn’t understand the meaning of “privacy”

D．Terry understood partially his father’s consideration for privacy

4.What didn’t Terry agree with?

A．Letting their neighbors what happened in the garden.

B．The way their neighbors treat his family

C．His father’s concern for people’s feelings

D．His father’s effort of hiding the trees in the garden

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During the first week of the term, every student was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.

Some jobs were more 26 than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. And the teacher would 27 who had been most responsible during the previous year. Among them Rita 28 . During the previous year she had followed all the teacher’s 29  perfectly.

But that year there was a big 30 . Each child received one of the normal31 , like cleaning the blackboard. But Rita’s job was very 32  . She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. And even though the teacher33 that this ant was a very special ant, it 34 Rita. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her and even her father 35 Rita to ignore it.36 , Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by making the unimportant task into a special job.

“ I will turn this little task into 37  great,” Rita said to herself.

So Rita started 38 her little ant. She gave the ant the best food, and it grew bigger than anyone had expected…

One day, the teacher 39  a man to the students and said he would tell them a  40  piece of news. The man said, “ Today they have announced the winner of the 41 , and this class is the winner! This class has been chosen to accompany me on a 42 to the tropical rainforest to investigate all kinds of insects. 43 all the schools of this region, it is this one that has best44  for the little ant given to you. Well done!”

That day the class was filled with joy. Everyone 45 Rita and thanked the teacher. And many children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible for even the smallest tasks.

1.A. interesting  B. possible      C. necessary        D. creative

2.A. realize      B. doubt          C. argue            D. consider

3.A. stood up     B. stood out     C. stood for        D. stood by

4.A. opinions     B. concerns      C. instructions      D. experiments

5.A. curiosity    B. movement       C. surprise         D. chance

6.A. tasks        B. promises      C. dreams           D. purposes

7.A. different    B. ordinary           C. familiar         D. valuable

8.A. hoped        B. insisted    C. agreed          D. guessed

9.A. annoyed      B. inspired     C. satisfied          D. disappointed

10.A. supposed     B. forced       C. encouraged      D. admitted

11.A. Therefore    B. Otherwise    C. However        D. Moreover

12.A. something    B. nothing      C. everything        D. anything

13.A. developing   B. studying     C. comforting        D. writing

14.A. introduced   B. exposed      C. appealed        D. connected

15.A. terrible     B. confusing    C. wonderful       D. foolish

16.A. competition  B. challenge    C. conference        D. negotiation

17.A. journey      B. vacation     C. meeting           D. story

18.A. Between      B. Along      C. Besides         D. Among

19.A looked        B. paid        C. cared              D. worked

20.A. prized       B. congratulated    C. respected     D. celebrated

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During the week days,  they are luckily busy office people; but on weekends, they are just a brood of（一窝）stay-home animals. A recent survey shows that office workers in China prefer quiet and easy ways to spend their weekends.

In the survey, conducted by job seeking and offering website Zhaopin.com, 32.8 percent of the 6,000 respondents choose to stay home at weekends and have a good rest, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

Twenty percent use their days-off to do housework. And only 19.3 percent are willing to have fun during the break time from work. Their first choice of fun is shopping.

Other choices, though practiced by few, include meeting friends, accompanying the children, trips to the suburbs, and lessons for more skills.

When they. go shopping, 54.5 percent of the white-collars actually shop in supermarkets, while 27.9. percent attend other stores, especially when discounts are offered.

These activities don't seem to cost much, as 60 percent spend average less than 200 yuan (US$26) during weekends, and 30 percent no more than 500 yuan.

When asked whom they would spend the weekends with, about 40 percent mention their partners, and 30 percent prefer a weekend all by themselves. Less than 20 percent hang out with friends.

Only 5.8 percent would kill the time with their colleagues. This is because we tend to avoid too many personal contacts with our co-workers when we don't have to work with them, according to some experts.

1. How many of the office workers who are the respondents do the housework at weekends?

2.Why will less than ten percent of office workers kill the time with their colleagues at weekends?

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey?

4. What is the best title of the passage?

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— Were they good to you during your stay there?

　　— Sure ! I ________ one of the family there.

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.They were known as “ aborigines”, _____ “the first people of the country”.

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When slaves were first brought over from West Africa to the southern parts of America, they brought along with them aspects of their own culture-religion, dance,language, music, and cuisine. A mix of the two cultures eventually appeared. The religious dance of the ring shout turned into modern dances like the Charleston, and tribal chants slowly transformed into sorrowful hymns (圣歌) sung by slaves that described their hardships.

These soulful accounts by slaves of the severe climate and conditions began to be called "the blues" ,　 which continued in popularity among African Americans after the Civil War. This music increased in popularity into the early 1900s when many black musicians became an important part of the music industry.

The slaves that had been brought over were from all different regions of West Africa, but they worked together until they gradually formed a common culture. This strengthened the identity of their music that, in the 1950s, eventually led to the beginning of rock and roll. The Beatles, the most influential band of the 1960s, are often determined as the accelerator that resulted in the ideology (意识形态)surrounding music that is still around today. The freedom and individuality associated with that time period brought forth a whole culture surrounding music. It was not just music any more, but a lifestyle.

Over the decades, music has developed into such a vital part of society and pop culture. Musicians arc glorified, with tons of adoring and screaming fans. The modern technology of present day has allowed for a greater gap between the creator of the music and the fans, as well as a widespread commercialization of music.　 However, criticisms of modern pop music often arise due to its mass production, and now there is a lack of the same soul and quality of naturalness and simplicity in music that was rising in the early 20th century.

1.What contributed to the birth of the Charleston?

A. Various African religions.

B. People's love of tribal dances.

C.A mix of two different cultures.

D. The popularity of sorrowful hymns.

2.According to the passage, what can we learn about the blues?

A. It became popular in the late 20th century.

B.　 It may include the description of slaves' sad lives.

C. It mainly told the stories of the American Civil War.

D. It reflected the hard lives of many black musicians.

3.What does the underlined word "this” in the third paragraph refer to?

A. Slaves' collective work.

B. One region of West Africa.

C. The new common culture.

D. The music by the Beatles.

4.It can be learned that the music in the early 20th century____.

A. possessed soul and sincerity

B. became more commercialized

C. was blamed for its mass production

I). widened the gap between musicians and fans

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The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to　　 influence from the other town.

In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very　　　　 . For instance, when women　　　　 birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because　　　　 was the symbol of success, people were　 　 busy making money, with no time for　　 　 . Some young people couldn't bear the intensity and chose to drive to escape.

, in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People　 　　 without pressure and　　 　　 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care　　 　　 students came or not. Workers might sit around the office　　 　　 drinking coffee and doing nothing.　　 　　 the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was　　 　　 that mattered. No one had the slightest thought of moving　 　 , either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were the old models from the town of Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to 　 　　 because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves. “What is　　 　　 for?” But just before life in the two towns completely　 　　 , there came a great person--Mr.Reason. He went from door to door, 　　 　　 with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had, ________ people in Pleasure began to make plans. They　 　　 the wall between them and built a road to connect the two. People in the two towns came to realize the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don't go to extremes.

1.A. connect　　　 B. contact　　　　 C. prevent　　　　 D. arrange

2.A. worst 　　　　 B. best　　　　　　 C. least　　　　　 D. most

3.A. took　　　　　 B. gave 　　　　　　 C. offered 　　　　 D. brought

4.A. health 　　　　 B. power 　　　　　 C. wealth　　　　 D. status

5.A. sometimes 　　 B. hardly 　　　　 C. seldom 　　　　 D. always

6.A. relaxation 　 B. intension 　　 C. standard 　　　 D. starvation

7.A. Furthermore B. Therefore 　　 C. However 　　　　 D. Moreover

8.A. got up 　　　　 B. went up　　　　 C. grew up　　　　 D. set up

9.A. must 　　　　　 B. could 　　　　　 C. need 　　　　　　 D. should

10.A. who 　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　 C. what 　　　　　　 D. whether

11.A. all day long B. all night 　　 C. all alone　　 D. all the way

12.A. Regardless of B. Due to　　　　 C. According to D. As for

13.A. pleasure 　　 B. time 　　　　　　 C. money 　　　　　 D. pressure

14.A. backward　　 B. downward 　　　 C. upward　　　　 D. forward

15.A. drugs　　　　 B. food　　　　　　 C. work 　　　　　　 D. books

16.A. money　　　　 B. life 　　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　 D. pressure

17.A. failed 　　　　 B. improved 　　　 C. lived 　　　　　 D. succeeded

18.A. to talk 　　　 B. talking 　　　　 C. talked 　　　　 D. talks

19.A. when 　　　　　 B. as 　　　　　　　 C. while 　　　　　 D. since

20.A. went down 　　 B. put down　　　 C. pulled down 　 D. wrote down

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Once, African lions were the kings of the jungle. But every day, they lose more and more of their home to humans. A new study done by Duke University shows that humans have taken over much of the lions habitat.

Lions live on the African plains, which are called savannas. In the past 5 years, the number of people living on the Savannas African plains has grown rapidly. At the same time, the number of lions has dwindled quickly.

The research team at Duke University used detailed pictures taken by satellite to carefully examine the African landscape. They were able to see very small farms and towns that are taking over the once-open plains. Lions need wide-open spaces to hunt. As the number of people and towns has increased, the African plains have become less welcoming to lions. The number of lions has dropped from about 100, 000 in 1960 to 32,000 today. West Africa has seen the largest drop ——fewer than 500 lions remain there.

Researchers worry that the number of lions will decrease even more as the number of humans moving onto the savannas increases. People and lions living closely together have to compete for natural resources like water and food. Towns and farms that take over hunting grounds could force the lions out of those areas completely. Often, lions with no other sources of food will kill farm animals. Farmers will then kill the lions to protect their animals. African lions are also threatened by poachers, who hunt animals illegally. Many poachers hunt lions for sport or to take their fur.

One of the authors of the Duke University study is conservationist Stuart Pimm. Pimm believes the group’s research can be helpful in planning ways for people and lions to share the African plains. One solution is to build higher fences to keep lions away from farm animals. African countries can also expand and better protect their wildlife reserves so that lions have safe places to hunt.

1.The underlined word“dwindled”in Paragraph 2 can be best replaced by______________.

A. grown　　 B. changed

C. doubled　　 D. decreased

2.According to the study done by Duke University,______________.

A. there are 100, 000 lions on the African plains

B. African lions are losing their habitat to humans

C. more and more people are moving out of Africa

D. the number of lions in West Africa has increased

3.The following are solutions mentioned in the passage to protect lions EXCEPT________.

A. expanding wildlife reserves

B. avoiding conflict between lions and farmers

C. preventing people from hunting lions illegally

D. stopping people from moving into the African plains

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Losing African lions　　 B. Moving out of Africa

C. The kings of the jungle　　 D. The problems of Africa

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They put forward a lot of plans at the meeting, but none of _______ were carried out in their work.

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