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1.As long as it does not rain, we can play ____(在室外).
2.He looks calm, but a______ he was very nervous.
3.Of the two, the former is more useful than the l_______.
4.As time went by, she understand her mother ______(逐渐地).
5.He went to a big city for a good job after g______ from university.
6.I hadn’t seen Joan for 20 years, but I _____(辨认出）her immediately once I met her.
7.(下定决心) ______ to keep up with others, the girl is working hard.
8.It’s u______ offering him another chance, for he has given in.
9.She fell over and blood _________ from a cut on her head.（流出）
10.From her expression we could tell that she was _______(极度地) angry.
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Everything that is alive needs energy. All animals get the energy they need from food. People are animals. Think about the human body 1. an amazing machine. It can do all kinds of things for us. Food is the fuel2.helps keep the machine3.(run).
Plants use sunlight to make their own food. Animals are not able to do that. Some animals eat plants. Some animals eat other animals as meat. Some animals, like people, eat both plants4.animals.
Since plants make their own food using sunlight, the sun’s energy is found in plants. The sun’s energy is very strong. It loses a lot of its 5.(strong) by the time it goes into a plant.
When we eat plants, we get 6.(much) of the sun’s energy than when we eat animals. That’s 7.it is good to eat fruits and vegetables. When an animal eats a plant, it gets less energy. The animal also used its energy 8.(find) the plant to eat. When a second animal eats the first animal, it gets even less energy than the first animal got. 9.second animal used a lot of energy to chase the first animal.
Like a car that has to 10.(fill) with gasoline, living things have to eat again and again. Instead of gasoline, living things use food as fuel.
My parents left for our hometown on Thursday and we went to see them off. My father, who retired（退休）last month, had never traveled by air before, so I just took this _____ to make his experience wonderful. In spite of being asked to _____ train tickets, I got them tickets on Jet Airways.
The moment I _____ the tickets to him, he was _____ to see that I had booked two plane tickets for them. He was very _____, waiting for the travel. He was enjoying himself and I, too, was filled with _____, watching him experience all these things.
As they were about to leave, he _____ to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me. It was not because I had done something great, but the _____ that this meant a great deal to him. Thinking about the entire incident（事件）1 _____ my life.
We, as children, ______ for cricket bats, dresses, toys, outings, etc. Whether they could ______ them or not, our parents ______ almost all our needs. ______, when it comes to our children, regardless of the amount of ______, we will make sure that we will give the children the best. But we tend to forget that our parents have ______ a lot to make us happy, so it is our ______ to make sure they can experience all they ______ to see when they were young.
Just as we take care of our children, the ______ care and attention needs to be given to our parents. I do ______ how much they have sacrificed（牺牲）for me. However, that doesn’t mean they have to give up everything and keep sacrificing everything for their grandchildren. They have their own ______ and dreams, too.
1.A.chance B.holiday C.challenge D.advantage
2.A.sell B.book C.expect D.order
3.A.sent B.posted C.handed D.threw
4.A.frightened B.disappointed C.worried D.surprised
5.A.excited B.calm C.nervous D.tired
6.A.anger B.wonder C.happiness D.fear
7.A.listened B.walked C.explained D.responded
8.A.fact B.promise C.suggestion D.doubt
9.A.looked forward to B.looked up to C.looked out for D.looked back on
10.A.waited B.asked C.searched D.thanked
11.A.reach B.catch C.possess D.afford
12.A.finished B.satisfied C.reduced D.completed
13.A.Strangely B.Luckily C.Similarly D.Finally
14.A.expense B.time C.memory D.work
15.A.replaced B.recovered C.offered D.planned
16.A.idea B.dream C.reason D.duty
17.A.failed B.pretended C.managed D.ignored
18.A.active B.helpful C.same D.grateful
19.A.regret B.sense C.complain D.forget
20.A.belief B.strength C.requirements D.wishes
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3.
The following methods may work best for you.
● Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
● Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
● 4.
● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.
A.Use words not complete sentences.
B.There are three practical note-taking methods.
C.You must write your notes on separate paper.
D.Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
E.you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F.That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G.First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
“Hey, don’t read in the hallway. Your eyesight will be damaged.” You must have heard such warnings many times. Don’t read in dim (暗的)light! This is one of the “pearls of wisdom” that are supposed to help us live a healthy life. Such common beliefs, however, lack scientific basis, according to a paper published recently in the British Medical Journal.
Do you believe in the following everyday wisdom?
Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.
In dim light, you might blink (眨眼) more, feel discomfort from drying and have trouble focusing. But the majority of eye experts believe it is unlikely to do any permanent damage.
We must drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
In 1945, the Nutrition Council in US suggested that people need to consume 2.5 litres of water a day. But the water contained in food, particularly fruit and vegetables, as well as in milk, juice and soft drinks, also counts towards the total.
We only use 10 percent of our brains.
This myth arose as early as 1907. People have long argued about our power of self-improvement and our brains’ potential abilities. But detailed imaging shows that no area of the brain is silent or inactive.
Shaving your legs causes hair to grow black faster and thicker.
This theory is also illusion. Shaving has no effect on the thickness or rate of hair growth, studies say. Just over time, the edge of hair gets worn away and thus the edge of long hair becomes finer (更细). So hair that is newly grown gives the impression of darkness.
1.What does the paper say about some common beliefs?
A.They are pearls of wisdom
B.They help us live in healthy ways
C.They are well-known theories.
D.They do not have scientific basis.
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage ?
A.Reading in dim light does permanent harm to one’s eyes.
B.People need a total of 2.5 litres of water a day
C.People use 90 percent of their brains.
D.Shaving your legs will give you thicker hair.
3.Why does newly-grown hair look thicker?
A.Because it is darker.
B.Because it grows faster.
C.Because its edge isn’t worn away.
D.Because shaving has an effect on it.
4.This passage is most likely to be found in __________.
A.a newspaper B.a science fiction
C.a biology textbook D.a medical book
Environmental experts warn that our planet is drowning in plastic.
The world’s cities produce 2 billion tons of trash every year. By the year 2050 that number is expected to rise to 3 billion tons. The World Bank estimates that the largest amount of trash today, about 44 percent, is plastic. But we often have to buy packaged goods. And often that packaging is made of plastic.
Now, that may be changing. A new environmentally-friendly shopping model was recently launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This shopping model, called Loop, aims to replace throwaway containers with reusable ones.
Loop is the idea of Terra Cycle, an American-based recycling company. Its chief, Tom Szaky. told the Associated Press (AP) that “removing plastics from the ocean is not enough.” He said the point is to get away from single-use packages. Szaky said that Loop is the future of shopping. But it comes from an idea of the past.
He compared it to the “milkman model” of the 1950s in the United States. Back then, someone brought milk to your doorstep in glass bottles and then left with empty bottles. These could be cleaned and used again. The result is zero-waste.
Jennifer Morgan from the environmental non-profit organization Greenpeace also joined in the discussion about Loop at Davos. She said that “Greenpeace welcomes the aim of the Loop Alliance to move away from throwaway culture and disposability.” But Morgan questioned whether companies worldwide are ready to change their business models.
Loop is set to launch later this year in three eastern U.S. states, and also in Paris, France and some of the surrounding area. Then Loop plans to expand to the U.S. West Coast, Toronto, Canada and Britain by the end of this year or 2020.
1.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?
A.Provide background information. B.Advocate zero-waste lifestyle.
C.Explain the reason for trash. D.Introduce a new topic.
2.Where does the idea “Loop” come from?
A.The World Economic Forum. B.Demand of some companies.
C.Zero-waste model. D.The milkman model.
3.Which countries is Loop expected to expand to by 2020?
A.United States and Switzerland. B.Switzerland and Britain.
C.Canada and Britain. D.France and Canada.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.A new shopping model. B.The development of future city.
C.The world’s environmental issue. D.The concerns of future shopping.
