A graduate from Tsinghua University has chosen to work as an urban management officer, or chengguan, a highly _____ occupation, which make bad impressions on people.
A.ridiculous B.contemporary C.controversial D.conventional
He used to _____ up late, but now has got used to _____ early since he entered the high school.
A.get; get B.get; getting C.getting; get D.getting; getting
—I hear Jane was knocked down by an electric bicycle and sent to hospital.
—_______, we should go and see her immediately.
A.If so B.If necessary
C.On condition that D.Believe it or not
Lebron James isn’t the first high school basketball player to go straight into the NBA, but he’s probably the best. He has the body, skills and the basketball brain of an all-star (全明星球员). This _______ was on _______ as he scored 41 points to take Cleveland Cavaliers (克里夫兰骑士队) to a 107-104 win over the New Jersey Nets (新泽西网队) on march 28. Aged of 19 years and 87 days, James became the _______ player to score 40 or more in the NBA. “It was by far James’ best _______,” said Cleveland coach Paul Silas.
Known to his friends _______ “the King”, this was the day James earned his crown (王冠). But he was _______ from being a king during a childhood spent in the back streets of Akron, Ohio. _______ many other African-American basketball players, James’ early years were a _______. His mother Gloria was just 16 when she gave birth to him; he knows nothing about his father. Mother and son battled for everything from food to a place to live. _______ help from his grandmother and neighbors, James would ____________ have died when he was young. This spirit of survival has served him well on court, forcing him to take any ____________ he finds. “I ____________ losing. I don’t like losing,” said James of his 41-point display. “I ____________ the opportunity for us to win and I was ____________ to capture it.” At 2.03 meters, he is no Yao Ming but this didn’t ____________ him being first choice in 2003 NBA draft. This was ____________ to his strength and skill, much of which he learned from high school American football.
Although he has a ____________ brain, James has never had to concentrate on ____________ . Some people think this is a mistake and say he should have gone to college to ____________ his mind, but James is one of the lucky few who has found fame and fortune without a ____________. On the court, he is king.
1.A.performance B.activity C.talent D.action
2.A.sale B.show C.watch D.duty
3.A.oldest B.strongest C.youngest D.tallest
4.A.performance B.lesson C.action D.appearance
5.A.for B.as C.by D.with
6.A.well B.deep C.far D.late
7.A.as B.like C.likely D.alike
8.A.fight B.struggle C.battle D.war
9.A.Except for B.Except C.Besides D.Without
10.A.certainly B.impossible C.probably D.hardly
11.A.goal B.game C.match D.chance
12.A.hate B.refuse C.object D.reject
13.A.defended B.seized C.absorbed D.attended
14.A.afraid B.unlucky C.able D.certain
15.A.keep B.forbid C.protect D.stop
16.A.according B.referring C.thanks D.sticking
17.A.fast B.quick C.high D.top
18.A.studying B.resting C.sleeping D.eating
19.A.advance B.march C.increase D.develop
20.A.basketball B.collision C.diploma D.father
Color is fundamental in home design—something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? 1., color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.
Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. 2., they can get a little complex. But good news is that there’re really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.
3.. They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.
Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. 4.. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.
The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. 5..
A. While all of them are useful
B. Whatever you’re looking for
C. If you’re experimenting with a color
D. Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with
E. It’s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces
F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time
G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways
Money might not grow on trees, but it seems that furniture does! Gavin Munro, a UK-based designer, has come up with a brilliant alternative to cutting beautiful trees and converting them into furniture.
He first came up with the idea of growing furniture when he was working as a gardener in California and also made furniture with washed-up driftwood on the side.
After several attempts, he finally managed to develop a model chair using four trees. Munro is now tending to a small 2.5 acre “furniture forest” of 400 trees in a field north of Derby, England. He uses specially designed plastic frames to make young oak and ash trees into the shapes of chairs, tables, frames, or lamps.
A forest that grows furniture sounds like a setting right out of Alice in Wonderland, but there’s nothing magical about it, just a lot of hard work. The forest consists of rows upon rows of trees covered in blue plastic molds, converting them into furniture as they grow. Once they take the desired shape, they are cared for until thick, mature and ready for harvest.
After harvesting, each piece is planned (刨平) and finished to show off the wood grain inside. “It’s an art form in itself, keeping track of everything,” Munro said.
The entire process takes about four to eight years, resulting in fully functional, organic, eco-friendly furniture, and more long-lasting than anything else on the market. They are grown and grafted (嫁接) into one solid piece without any joints that loosen over time. As Munro puts it, “These pieces of furniture could last for centuries.”
Quality isn’t an issue with forest-grown furniture, but maintenance and scalability (可伸缩性) certainly are. For now, Munro expects to grow 50 pieces a year, with the first lot of chairs available for purchase in mid-2017, priced at $3,700 each.
1.The first paragraph mainly serves as ___.
A.comment B.praise
C.introduction D.background
2.Gavin Munro thought of growing furniture_____.
A.while serving as a gardener B.while relaxing at home
C.while studying in California D.when he grow up
3.What plays a key role in growing furniture?
A.Rich imagination. B.Perfect design.
C.Large irrigation. D.Hard work.
4.The passage is probably taken from ____.
A.an essay B.a report
C.a novel D.a diary
