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Look！The department store is________the bank and the library． A．among B．between C．across D．under
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(2013威海)—Excuse me．Could you tell me________get to the nearest post office？ —Sorry，I am new here． A．how can I B．how I could C．how to D．what I can
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(2014重庆)The little girl was crying because her mother didn’t allow her________the icecream． A．eat B．eats C．to eat D．ate
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(2014广东)—What do you think of the new foreign teacher Thomason？ —Pretty good．I think he________a good job so far． A．does B．did C．has done D．was done
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—Whicn hobby do you think________the least time？ —Collecting stamps． A．takes up B．tidies up C．gives up D．makes up
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(2013青海)I used to________the bus，but now I am used to walking． A．take B．taking C．took
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(2013菏泽)You are________to type quickly when talking to each other on QQ so the other person doesn’t get bored． A．suggested B．supported C．taught D．supposed
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(2014河南)—Are you going anywhere？ —I________about visiting my sister，but I have changed my mind． A．think B．have thought C．will think D．thought
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(2014河北)I have some tickets for the basketball match．I wonder________． A．where you buy the tickets B．why you like to go there C．if you’d like to come along D．when you watch the match
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(2013北京)I don’t remember the________book yesterday． A．where I put B．where did I put C．where will I put D．where I will put
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完形填空(2013淄博) In the United States，“hitting the books”means studying a subject with great effort． One of the great challenges for students____1.___taking tests．Students____2.____long hours preparing for a test．They read all their books carefully，and then read them___3.____and a third time．They prepare for____4.____possible question．They study every night．They are“hitting the books”． In the United States，most children go to school____5.____they are five years old．Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes．School in these early years is____6.____．The children learn to read and write，but they also play games and go on trips．There is no reason____7.___such an early age for them to hit the books． This situation changes as children become older．The subjects become more difficult．Students must____8.____world history，algebra(代数)and the life sciences．Tests become more common．Pressure____9.____to hit the books，study hard，and advance(前进)．__10.___，most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school． Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain． 11.A．are B．is C．were D．was 12.A．cost B．take C．spend D．pay 13.A．a first time B．a second time C．a third time D．a fourth time 14.A．all B．no C．few D．every 15.A．when B．since C．for D．that 16.A．boring B．difficult C．fun D．strange 17.A．at B．on C．in D．for 18.A．look for B．learn about C．set up D．hear of 19.A．is growing B．is disappearing C．is falling D．is going 20.A．Although B．Even C．Whatever D．However
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阅读理解 (2013茂名) The Chinese first made paper about 2，000 years ago．China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that．But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees．It was made from the hairlike parts of certain plants． Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100．Scandinavia(斯堪的纳维亚半岛)，which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper，did not begin to make it until l，500．It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees．After that，the forest countries of Sweden，Norway，Finland，and the United States became the largest paper producers．Today in Finland，which makes the best paper in the world，the paper industry is the biggest in the land．New paper－making machines are very big，and they make paper very fast．The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 300 meters long and 6 meters wide in one minute． When we think of paper，we think of newspapers，books，letters，envelopes and writing paper．But there are many other uses．Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers，etc． 1.Which of the following is the first to make paper？ A．China． B．Scandinavia． C．Germany． D．Finland． 2.Schaeffer found out that________． A．the best paper was in the forest B．a German made the best paper C．wood could be made into the best paper D．the oldest paper was made 1，500 years ago 3.What does the underlined word“industry”mean in Chinese？ A．国防 B．教育 C．农业 D．工业 4.According to the passage，paper is not used for________． A．newspapers B．envelops C．writing paper D．food and drinks 5.The second paragraph mainly talks about paper making________． A．in the United States B．in Scandinavia C．in Europe D．in all forest countries
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阅读理解
Many people say that they are working too many hours．They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family． Work hours are different from one country to another．In France，people spend about l，646 hours a year at work．In Japan，however，people work about 2，159 hours a year．That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker． Why do people work so many hours？Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money．However，many companies don’t pay overtime．Their workers don’t get more pay for more work．Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours．Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours． Many people say that their vacations are too short．In France，people get five weeks of paid vacation a year．In Germany，they get four to six weeks，and in the United States，two weeks．One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days．In Great Britain，there is a saying，“All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的)boy．”If that is true，there must be a lot of dull people in the world． 1.A Japanese worker works________more hours a year than a French one． A．513 B．1，646 C．2，159 D．3，805 2.The word“extra”in Paragraph 3 means“________”in Chinese． A．正常的 B．额外的 C．有用的 D．少量的 3.People in________get only two weeks of paid vacation a year． A．France B．Germany C．the United States D．Great Britain 4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ A．No companies offer vacations to their workers． B．Many people say they have enough time to relax． C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work． D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days． 5.What can we infer from the passage？ A.Many workers have to work long hours． B．Many people have vacations long enough． C．Work hours are the same around the world． D．There are a lot of dull people in the world．
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阅读理解 (2013天津) Dubai is a city of big business，expensive hotels，skyscrapers(摩天楼)，and shopping malls．In the early 20th century，Dubai was a successful trading port．People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business．But it was still a small city，and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen．Then in 1966，oil was discovered．This brought a lot of money into the area，and soon Dubai began to change． Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers．In fact，each year the city gets its money mainly from business，not oil． Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad．They come to relax on its beaches，and every year，millions visit just to go shopping！ Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities．Many tall buildings are built in months．The city also has many man－made islands．One of these，the Palm Jumeirah，is like a palm tree(棕榈树)and is very beautiful． The city is still an amazing mix(混合体)of people from different countries．The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai，and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives(本地人)by eight to one！
Many people welcome the city’s growth．But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change．As a Dubai native says，“We must always remember where we came from．Our kids must know we worked very，very hard to get where we are now，and there’s a lot more work to do．”
1.Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century？ A．To relax． B．To buy oil． C．To go shopping． D．To do business． 2.Which of the following is NOT true？ A．Dubai has created many man－made islands． B．There are many foreigners working in Dubai． C．Many international visitors come to Dubai every year． D．Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil． 3.What does the underlined word“outnumber”mean？ A．To be smaller in size than another group． B．To be more in number than another group． C．To be bigger in area than another group． D．To be smaller in area than another group． 4.In the last paragraph，what does the underlined part mean？ A．We should always visit Dubai． B．We should learn from foreigners． C．We must always remember our past． D．We must only think about the future． 5.What’s the main idea of the passage？ A．Dubai is growing very fast． B．Dubai was a big city before 1966． C．Many tall buildings are built in months． D．Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches．
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