Thirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of doing the repairs and decorations in their own homes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator, unless of course they were either very hand up or were in the trade themselves. Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round the house including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tiling walls and floors. Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by the introduction of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one “Do-it-Yourself” shop containing a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverings besides tools of every description including power drills and many accessories. “Do-it-Yourself” is a booming business; all these shops do a roaring trade and look like continuing to do so. Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs.
1. Why did people employ professional workers to decorate homes thirty years ago?
A.Because they could not do it themselves.
B.Because professional workers were very cheap.
C.Because they had no time.
D.Because professional workers could do much better.
2. Thirty years later what changes took place?
A.People could do everything themselves.
B.Few people chose to be a professional worker
C.People with no professional training successfully built their own houses.
D.New expensive materials required no skills at all.
3. What caused the DIY craze?
A.Young people liked to follow the fashion.
B.“Do-it-Yourself” is a booming business.
C.There were fewer building companies.
D.High cost of professional workers.
4.What is the speaker telling us?
A.How DIY comes into being.
B.Changes in building.
C.Changes in housing.
D.Great changes in these thirty years.
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Thirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of doing the repairs and decorations in their own homes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator, unless of course they were either very hand up or were in the trade themselves. Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round the house including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tiling walls and floors. Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by the introduction of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one “Do-it-Yourself” shop containing a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverings besides tools of every description including power drills and many accessories. “Do-it-Yourself” is a booming business; all these shops do a roaring trade and look like continuing to do so. Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs.
1. Why did people employ professional workers to decorate homes thirty years ago?
A.Because they could not do it themselves.
B.Because professional workers were very cheap.
C.Because they had no time.
D.Because professional workers could do much better.
2. Thirty years later what changes took place?
A.People could do everything themselves.
B.Few people chose to be a professional worker
C.People with no professional training successfully built their own houses.
D.New expensive materials required no skills at all.
3. What caused the DIY craze?
A.Young people liked to follow the fashion.
B.“Do-it-Yourself” is a booming business.
C.There were fewer building companies.
D.High cost of professional workers.
4.What is the speaker telling us?
A.How DIY comes into being.
B.Changes in building.
C.Changes in housing.
D.Great changes in these thirty years.
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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
About a hundred and thirty years ago, people at Waikanae, north of Wellington, saw 1. great number of strange birds. They were little green birds 2. a white ring of feathers round their eyes. Scientists soon found out that these birds 3.(cross) the Tasman Sea by very strong winds before their arrival.
In the past, the Maoris called the new bird "tauhou",4.(they) word for "stranger". Today they are also known 5. wax-eyes? white-eyes, or silver-eyes. Because they can eat all sorts of food? and because they can live in many 6.(difference) kinds of places, wax-eyes have increased in number. Now they are found all over New Zealand-along the coasts, on the 7.(island) , in the bush, on farms and in city gardens. There are 8.(probable) more wax-eyes in New Zealand than any other kind of birds.
Usually, you see them in groups,9.(move) very quickly through bushes and trees. Most of the time as they walk along eating es, they make a high twittering noise,10. may help them to recognize each other and to keep the group together.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating fast food?
Many people do not have time to eat home-cooked food. 1.There’re more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States itself, and over 8,000 KFCs in 80 countries. In most cities, it is not difficult to find hamburgers and pizza.
Advantages of fast food
2.Eating fast food helps working people and students to get back to work as quickly as possible. Besides, many love the look, smell and taste of it. Perhaps the greatest advantage is the price. 3. If one lives alone, then it is cheaper to buy a meal at the supermarket than cook it at home.
Disadvantages of fast food
The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the bad effect that it has on one’s health. Many people feel that fast food is unhealthy because it contains a lot of artificial ingredients (人造成分). Some even think that it is addictive (上瘾的) because of these ingredients. 4.Fast food may lead to obesity in the American population.
5. I believe that it can be a good thing, as long as people do not eat it too often, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and also do plenty of exercise to keep in shape.
A. Fast food does raise health concerns.
B. It is often cheaper than other kinds of restaurant food.
C. In short, fast food has both advantages and disadvantages.
D. Fast food probably makes people much fatter than before.
E. More and more fruit and vegetables are offered in fast food.
F. The most evident advantage of fast food is that it saves time.
G. Because of our non-stop modern lifestyle, fast food is popular almost everywhere.
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Several years ago, when a foreigner appeared in China, many people would gather around and stared1.____ him or her as if they were watching a rare animal.
However, it’s not uncommon to meet some foreigners even in middle schools now. There’s no doubt 2.___ schools will be better known. What’s more, it’s good for students to develop interest 3._____ English study as well as learn more about foreign cultures. Meanwhile, their oral English will be improved a lot. 4._____ the other hand, some foreigners, though well paid, find 5.____difficult to get used to the way of life in a foreign country and they sometimes worry 6._____ their safety.
7.___we know, everything has two sides. In my opinion, the foreign teachers are not quite familiar with the students. As a result, many students can’t benefit 8.___ them. So we should try our best to communicate more with the foreign teachers.
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A new study gives us the warning that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.
The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.
1.__________ are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025
A.No countries B.18 countries C.46 countries D.28 countries
2.All the following are true except____________.
A.Lack of water may cause conflict between countries
B.Egypt now has enough fresh water
C.There are solutions to the water problem
D.New industries need a lot of water
3.It can be inferred that _____________.
A.There is connection between providing clean water and slowing population growth
B.Lack of water may also result from international conflict
C.The ability of developing has nothing to do with lack of water.
D.It is not known whether diseases have something to do with lack of water
4.What is the solution to the water problem for a long time?
A.Not to waste water. B.Less developing industries.
C.Less international conflict. D.Control the population
5.The best title of the passage would be __________.
A.World Conflict B.Diseases and Water
C.World Water Shortage D.Population and Water
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In my thirty years as a time management speaker, I have observed (观察) a lot of what we can not and should not do to increase our daily results. Time management is not necessarily working harder, but rather smarter.
A lot of our time management has to do more with what we are not doing rather than what we are doing. Sometimes our mistakes will keep us from running at a full pace. Here are some time management mistakes we should all avoid to help us increase our daily efficiency:
Start your day without a plan of action. Without a plan, you will have worked hard but may not have done enough right things. Time management is not doing the wrong things more rapidly. That just gets us nowhere faster. Time management is doing the right things.
Work with a messy (凌乱不堪) desk or work area. Studies have shown that the person who works with a messy desk spends, on average, one and a half hours per day in looking for things. That’s seven and a half hours per week. If you have ever visited the office of a top manager, you can easily find that he or she is working with a clean desk environment.
Don’t take a lunch break. Many people do not take a lunch break. They work through that time period in the hope that it will give them more time to finish the task. Studies have shown that it may work just the opposite. After doing what we do for several hours, our mind will become boring. A lunch break, even a fifteen-minute break, gives us a chance to get our batteries all charged up again.
1.With a plan of action, you can ______.
A. work harder
B. do the wrong things more rapidly
C. avoid doing wrong things
D. get nowhere faster
2.Working with a messy desk or work area, you will ______.
A. waste a lot of time
B. find the things you need easily
C. become a top manager
D. save seven and a half hours per week
3.The text mainly tells us ______.
A. how to avoid wasting time
B. we should get our batteries all charged up
C. how important time management is
D. some time management mistakes
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"The Chinese Dream" is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspired by the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence to keep us going through difficulties. Here are some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams.
Never giving up is the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, but we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals. Our life is like a long journey which is not all roses. It sometimes has wind and rain. We believe rainbows will appear after storms.
Cooperation is also necessary. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others. Besides, in our society most problems can't be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of the most important ways for people living in the developing society.
At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know our advantages and disadvantages as well as get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face challenges.
Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.
1.How many suggestions of making dreams come true are mentioned in this passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
2.The underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refers to
A. never giving up our dreams B. our life
C. a long journey D. learning from failure
3.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Chinese Dream
B. Cooperation is Necessary
C. Examine Our Abilities
D. Advice on How to Realize Our Beautiful Dreams.
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Many people in China have never dreamed of _______for them to learn to drive after their retirement.
A. being a chance B. there’s a chance C. there be a chance D. there being a chance
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People have always been dreaming of going to the moon. As long as the year 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book vividly describing a trip to the moon. On landing there, the explorers discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. Words failed to express their surprise when they spotted so many “moon people”. The “moon people” felt even more surprised. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”
H. G. Wells could only imagine a travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really left their footsteps on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.
Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Channel”, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now complete.
But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.
Supporters of underground development argue that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells’ “moon people” would second it. Would you?
1.The explorers in H. G. Well’s story were surprised to find that the “moon people” ________.
A. knew so much about the earth
B. understood their language
C. lived in underground cities
D. were advanced in technology
2.What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) refer to?
A. Discovering the moon’s inner space
B. Using the earth’s inner space
C. Meeting the “moon people” again
D. Traveling to outer space
3.What sort of underground systems are already in place?
A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.
B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.
C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.
D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.
4. We can learn from the text that ________.
A. H. G. Wells once went to moon himself.
B. Underground cities are more comfortable.
C. The solar dome is a necessary part of underground cities.
D. More underground systems will be in place in 2013.
5.What would be the best title of the text?
A. Alice Cities — cities of the future
B. Space travel with H. G. Wells
C. Enjoy living underground
D. Building down, not up
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Over thirty thousand years ago,people from northern Asia (亚洲北部) went to America.Today, we call these people Indians(印第安人).
The Indians went to America because the weather began to change.Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!
Later Columbus found the New World in 1492.At first,only a few Europeans followed(跟随).They travelled to America in boats. For the next three hundred years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915,over thirty-two million Europeans left their countries and went to the United States. The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy(意大利).These Europeans spoke many different languages.Most of them took almost no money.They went to America so that they could find a better life.
1.__________ went to America first.
A. People from northern Asia B. People from Europe
C. People from Germany D. Columbus
2.Why did the Indians go to America? Because __________.
A. northern Asia became very hot
B. northern Asia became very cold
C. they were interested in America
D. they liked travelling
3.The New World was ___________.
A. Italy B. northern Asia
C. Germany D. America
4.The first Europeans went to America _______________.
A. by ship B. by bike C. by boat D. by train
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