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Thank you for sending us ____ fresh vegetables of many kinds. You have done us _____ great service. A. 不填；a B. the；a C. 不填；不填 D. the；不填
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Canada is a country ________ many different nationalities as well as one with foreign immigrants __________ the majority of its population. A. making up of; occupied with B. consisting of; making up C. made up of; consisting of D. consisted of; taking up
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—You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you? —Yes. only $100. —Well, ___________. A. the more. the better B. easier said than done C. better than never D. better than nothing
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The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _________ should have attracted the government’s attention. A. solving B. solve C. solved D. to solve
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Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _______ herself of the bad situation. A. throw B. remove C. move D. rid
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________ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and ________ his car, drove all the way to town. A. When: started B. The moment; having started C. Until; starting D. Once; to start
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—Remember how we met the first time, Dick? —Of course I do. You _________ to the teachers’ office hurriedly and _________ me. A. were walking; didn’t notice B. had walked; weren’t noticing me C. had been walking; noticed D. walked; had noticed
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Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately _______ in and ________ their lives. A. catching; lost B. caught; lost C. caught; losing D. catching; losing
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As is recorded in history, silkworms (蚕) were first raised by a woman in _________ is today Hebei Province. A. where B. the place C. which D. what
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In Beijing volunteers are making use of every minute to ________ their foreign languages because language volunteers must pass a written test and an interview. A. polish up B. take up C. put up D. make up
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—Journalists have to work very quickly in order to ________. —I know. I like that. It’s very challenging. A. earn a high salary B. meet their deadlines C. avoid being fired D. make both ends meet
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Though the aerospace industry has made greater progress in China, the scientists will not _________ themselves ___________ this status. A. resign; to B. sign; for C. design; for D. resign; for
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Fully __________ looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in the club. A. attached B. occupied C. contributed D. devoted
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The company in our city ______ those big investors from the West. A. has a link with B. has a hand in C. is in line with D. is in charge of
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They carried out an assessment of the project this morning and the results will be assessed ______. A. on time B. after time C. before time D. over time
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Dear son, The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I 36 teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 37 the same things thousand and one times, do not 38 me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story 39 you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a 40 , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I 41 , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 42 little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you 43 to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the 44 of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you 45 to me. If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well 46 I need to and when not. When my 47 legs do not allow me to walk, give me your 48 , the same way I did when you gave your first 49 . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to 50 any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand. Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, 51 my mistakes, I always wanted the 52 thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me 53 you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you 54 living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 55 . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you. I love you, Son. Your father 1. A. paid B. spent C. cost D. took 2. A. praise B. think C. repeat D. criticize 3.A. interrupt B. disturb C. look D. avoid 4. A. when B. after C. since D. until 5.A. rest B. word C. shower D. sleep 6.A. discovered B. invented C. noticed D. assumed 7. A. knowing B. fearing C. enjoying D. consulting 8. A. what B. when C. how D. why 9.A. news B. attitude C. material D. thread 10. A. talking B. listening C. responding D. appealing 11. A. where B. how C. that D. when 12.A. tired B. short C. long D. strong 13. A. leg B. ear C. hand D. mind 14. A. step B. pace C. laugh D. cry 15.A. talk B. live C. write D. sleep 16.A. though B. since C. while D. despite 17. A. last B. first C. best D. most 18. A. near B. behind C. below D. against 19.A. made B. started C. earned D. found 20.A. mercy B. care C. excuse D. patience
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Kenya wants to organize a major international conference to discuss how to fight piracy(海盗) off the coast of Somalia. The conference may also deal with ways to rescue Somalia from seventeen years of civil war. More than forty percent of its people depend on food aid. Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula says the world cannot end piracy and civil war without dealing with Somalia’s political problems. Somali pirates operate in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. The Gulf of Aden connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean by way of the Suez Canal. The pirates have fast boats, modern weapons and equipment like satellite phones and global positioning systems. Pirates hijacked the Sirius Star off the coast of Kenya and moved it to waters off Somalia. The tanker Sirius Star, at three hundred thirty meters long, is the biggest ship ever known to have been captured by pirates. It also happened farther south than most attacks, and farther out at sea ---- more than eight hundred kilometers from land. The ship was headed for the United States with two million karrels of oil, worth an estimated one hundred million dollars. A Saudi Arabian company owns the tanker. The pirates have reportedly demanded twenty-five million dollars in negotiations to release the ship and its crew of twenty-five. Somali pirates generally do not steal goods or kill hostages. They are believed to be holding seventeen ships with about three hundred crew members. Among the ships is a Ukrainian vessel hijacked(劫持) in September with a load of military weapons including tanks. The increase in piracy is raising the cost of insuring ships. Also, oil from the Middle East and exports from East Asia could take longer to arrive. Some of the world’s heaviest shipping traffic passes the Somali coast. But major shipping companies have begun to consider new routes. One of the world’s biggest shippers, A.P, Moeller Maersk, says it will avoid the Gulf of Aden. A move away from the Suez Canal could hurt Egypt’s economy. American and other foreign navy ships are now watching for pirates. This week the Indian Navy destroyed a heavily armed “mother ship” in the Gulf of Aden. But the area to protect covers more than one hundred sixty million square kilometers.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is the key to solving the piracy in Somalia? A. Providing lots of money. B. Ending Civil war. C. Supplying enough food. D. Handling Somalia’s political problems. 2. Somali pirates do the following things except that _______. A. they demand money B. they hold the ships with crew C. they kill some of the hostages D. they hijack ships with military weapons 3.What can we infer from the passage? A. The cost of ship transport is decreasing. B. The routes of some ships might change. C. Nothing has been done to fight against the piracy. D. The Suez Canal is of no importance to Egypt’s economy.
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ACTeen-Acting for Teens The nation’s first on-camera acting program developed for teens(ages 13—15, 16—20). Now celebrating our 30th year. June, July, August, or。Saturday summer academies offer full or part-time curriculum. 14 + electives, including film & television acting, theater, musical theater, auditioning, Shakespeare, speech ＆ voice, movement, script writing. Working grades, small classes(12 maximum per workshop). Safe, convenient location. Application required. Out of town applicants may submit long distance application. Cost/Week: $500一$649
Indianhead Ranch Sharpen your H unting Skills over one or two weeks at Indianhead Ranch in Del Rio, Texas. You will experience the outdoors, expand your knowledge in gun safety and learn practical camping hunting and survival skills. Cost/Week: $1000一$1999
Vermont Adventure Camps Six-Day Adventure Camps We offer 8 six-day adventure camps for teens l1 to 13. The kids go stay in rustic cabins at our camping site in Andover VT and on adventures each day. A discount of 10％ will be given to the team with over 3 persons. Two-Week Adventure Camps We also offer 4 two-week adventure camps for teens 14 to 17. The teens will go on an adventure each day and then come back to our quaint Adventure Lodge. Cost/Week: $650
International ESL Camp The site is in close proximity to New York, Philadelphia, and Princeton University. Campers will receive three hours per day of English language instruction, a full range of planned activities including sports, arts and crafts, and weekly excursions. Cost/Week: $650一$999
1.According to the passages, which camp offers hunting skills? A. Vermont Adventure Camps. B. Indianhead Ranch. C. Acting for Teens. D. International ESL Camp. 2.Which of the following statements about ACTeeen is TRUE? A. Applicants out of town cannot submit. B. There i s no need for application to the camp. C. The camp lasts until September. D. Its curriculum includes script writing. 3. If Tom plans to send his 4 children to join Six-Day Adventure Camps, how much should he pay? A. 2,340. B. 2,600. C. 260. D. 2,860.
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It happened one morning 20 years ago. A British scientist Alec Jeffrey came across DNA fingerprinting: He identified the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. His discovery changed everything from the way we do criminal investigations to the way we decide family law. But the professor of genetics at the University of Leicester, UK, is still surprised, and a bit worried, by the power of the technology he released upon the world. The patterns within DNA are unique to each individual, except identical twins, who share the same pattern. The ability to identify these patterns has been used to convict(证明…有罪) murderers and to clear people who are wrongly accused. It is also used to identify the victims of war and settle disputes over who is the father of a child. Jeffrey said he and his colleagues made the discovery by accident while tracking genetic variations(变异). But, within six months of the discovery, genetic fingerprinting had been used in an immigration case, to prove that an African boy really was his parents’ son.·In 1986, it was used for the first time in a British criminal case: It cleared one suspect after being accused of two murders and helped convict another man. DNA testing is now very common. In Britain, a national criminal database established in 1995 now contains 2.5 million DNA samples. The U.S. and Canada are developing similar systems. But there are fears about the stored DNA samples and how they could be used to harm a person’s privacy. That includes a person’s medical history, racial origin or psychological profile. “There is the long-term risk that people can get into these samples and start getting additional information about a person’s paternity(父子关系) or risk of disease,” Jeffrey said. DNA testing is not an unfailing proof of identity. Still, it is considered a reasonably reliable system for determining the things it is used for. Jeffrey estimates the probability of two individuals’ DNA profiles matching in the most commonly used tests at one in a billion.
1.According to the text, DNA testing can NOT be used in _______ . A. doing criminal investigations B. deciding faraily law C. clearmg wrongly accused people D. telling twins apart 2.DNA samples are not popular with all the people because _______ . A. the government in Britain establishes a criminal database B. the US and Canada develop similar systems C. DNA samples can be used to harm a person’s privacy D. DNA testing is too expensive and dangerous now 3.Where will you most probably find this article? A. In a guidebook. B. In a storybook. C. In a science fiction. D. In a scientific magazine. 4.Which is the best title for the passage? A. Discovery of DNA testing by Jeffery B. Practice of DNA testing in court C. DNA testing in the present situation D.Benefits and side effects of DNA testing
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In this voyage I visited my new colony on the island, saw the Spaniards(西班牙人), had the whole story of their lives and of the villains(罪犯) I left there; how at first they treated the poor Spaniards badly,·how they afterwards agreed, disagreed, unired, separated, and how at last the Spaniards were forced to use violence with them; how they gave in to the spaniards, how honestly the Spaniards used them ---- a history, if it were entered into, as full of variety and wonderful accidents as my own part ---- particularly, also, as to their battles with the Caribbeans, who landed several times upon the Island, and as to the improvement they made upon the Island itself, and how five of them made an attempt upon the main land, and brought away eleven men and five women prisoners, by which, at my coming, I found about twenty young children on the Island. Here I stayed bout 20 days, left them supplies of all necessary things, and particularly of arms, powder, shot, cloths, tools, and two workmen, which I brought from England with me, namely a carpenter and a smith. Besides this, I shared the Island into parts with them, reserved to myself the property of whole but gave them such parts resoeetively as they agreed on; and having settled all things with them and encouraged them not to leave the place, I left them there. From then on I landed the Brazils, from where I sent a bark, which I bought there, with more people to the island; and in it, besides other supplies, I sent seven women, being such persons as I found proper for service, or for wives to such as would take them. As to the Englishmen, I promised them to send them some women from England, with a good cargo(船货) of necessaries, if they would apply themselves to planting ---- which I afterwards could not perform. And the fellows proved very honest and diligent after they were mastered and had their properties set apart for them. I sent them also from the Brazils five cows, three of them being big with calf, some sheep, and some pigs, which when I came again were considerably increased. But all these things, with an account how 300 Caribbeans came and invaded(入侵) them, and ruined their plantations, and how they fought with that whole number twice, and were at first defeated, and one of them killed; but at last a storm destroying most of their enemies’ boats, they destroyed almost all the rest, and renewed and recovered the possession of their plantation, and still lived upon the Island. All these things, with some very surprising incidents in some new adventures of my own, for ten years more, I may perhaps give a further account of the story.
1.From Paragraph l, we know _______ . A. the Spaniards were always getting along well with the villains B. the Spaniards were always the rulers of the island C. the Spaniards and the villains both ruled the island peacefully D. the Spaniards and the villains once had battles witll each other 2.In Paragraph 2, the place where I stayed was probably ________. A. a wild island B. a deserted downtown C. a primitive supermarket D. a new city 3.The underlined word “respectively” in the third paragraph probably means ______ . A. separately B. particularly C. specially D. surprisingly 4.The writer of the story once went to _______. A. Japan and Brazil B. England and Brazil C. France and Spain D. Korea and Caribbean 5.From the story, we can judge the Writer might be _______ . A. an invader B. a carpenter C. an adventurer D. a prisoner
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“BANG! BANG!” Setting off firecrackers(爆竹), which has been the most typical custom on the Spring Festival, is the happiest part of the Festival for most Chinese kids. They light the fuse(导火线) nervously, run away in a hurry, cover their ears with their hands and watch the colorful display with a big smile on their faces. Faced with the beautiful scene, they feel they are the happiest ones in the world as if they had never had a more exciting experience. While setting off firecrackers can bring kids so much fun, these firecrackers can also be dangerous. Therefore, many Chinese big cities including Beijing began to ban them in the 1980s. Such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities because the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room. This year good news came for teens in Beij ing. The ban on firecrackers was cancelled on September 9, 2008. It will add much fun to the coming Spring Festival in tile capital. Hearing the news, many kids were wild with joy. According to Chinese custom, lighting firecrackers is a must during the Spring Fesrival. People believe the sound of the firecrackers drives away demons(恶魔) and bad luck for the coming year. Their beautiful colours and sound also bring much excitement during this most important traditional Chinese festival. Since the ban, people complained that the Spring Festival was too quiet and not traditional enough. Children lost the fun and grown-ups lost their childhood memories. Some even worried that if the ban continued, the next generation would only know the custom of lighting firecrackers through books. This would be a great loss for tradition. Everybody knows that we can’t give up eating for the slight risk of choking(因噎废食). So in recent years, many cities have resumed the old custom at the request of local residents. This year Beijing kids will also be able to join in. However, every year there are kids injured by setting off fireworks in a dangerous way. So while enjoying yourself, please bear safety in mind. Don’t light fireworks among crowds, inside a bottle or with a part of your body right over it. No matter how much fun firecrackers are, the most important thing is to keep away from danger. We wish every kid an exciting and safe Spring Festival! Title：Firecrackers back in Beijing on the Spring Festival
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法国一家拍卖公司于今年2月25日在巴黎公开拍卖从中国掠夺的鼠首和兔首铜像, 此举激起中国人民的强烈愤慨。请你根据下表提示, 用英语写一篇短文。
注意: 1.对所给要点, 逐一陈述, 可适当增加细节, 使其连贯, 不简单翻译。 2.词数: 150左右。开头已给出, 不计入总词数。 3.参考词汇. auction n. & vt. 拍卖relic n.文物, 遗物 Last month in Paris, a French company auctioned two brone sculptures ---- a rat’s head and a rabbits head captured from China, which has aroused great public concern in China.
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