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In march,2008, Medvedev was elected _______ president of Russia—________ position he will hold for 6 years. A. a; a B.不填；a C. the; a D. the; the
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Victor apologized for ________ to inform me of the change in the plan. A. his being not able B. him not to be able C. his not being able D. him to be not able
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We don’t doubt _______ we will complete all the projects before the year 2010. A. when B. if C. that D. whether
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—Hi, Lydia. Are you going to the concert on Friday? —I’d like to. But there are so many problems_______. A. remaining to be settled B. remained settling C. remaining to settle D. remained to be settled
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The Yongle Bell(永乐大钟) in the Great Bell Temple is ________a man. A. as three times tall as B. three times taller as C. three times as tall as D. as three times like
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The man is weak in health, and is advised by the doctor ________more exercise. A. taking B. should take C. took D. to take
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He left ________with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon and he did keep his ________. A. words; words B. word; words C. word; word D. the word; words
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“Not having returned home yet, _________”, his father said to the police. A. his mother got worried B. his mother must be worried C. I think he is missing D. he must have got into some trouble.
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—What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game. —_________. Whatever you want to do is fine with me. A. It just depends B. Glad to hear that C. All right D. It’s up to you
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I would appreciate________, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible. A. you B. that C. it D. myself
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—Have we ________water? —Yes, ________. We’d better get some. A. given out; we have run it out B. run out of, our water has run out C. used up; our water has been run out D. run out; our water has run out
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| 12. 难度：中等 | |
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It is you, I think, rather than your wife, ________ to blame for your son’s bad behavior at school. A. that is B. who are C. that should D. who is
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One of the customs officers, who was watching the arrivals very ________, saw feathers ________ from under a woman’s coat. A. closely; falling B. close; fall C. closely; fall D. close; falling
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He seemed absent-minded and _______ his careless playing, we lost the game. A. resulted from B. resulted in C. as a result D. as a result of
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________ around the Taimountain Park, the tourists from Hong Kong were taken to visit the Mei Langang Memorial Museum. A. Showing B. Having shown C. Being shown D. Having been show
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I grew up poor---living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers, three sisters, a varying assortment (各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子), my father, and a wonderful mother, Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream. My dream was 38 . By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on the baseball field. I was also 39 : My high school coach Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself. He 40 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever. It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend 41 me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a 42 for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive and interesting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to 43 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. When I told Coach Jarvis, he was 44 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your 45 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 46 to me. “How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He demanded. “3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied. “Well,” he asked, “Is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?” That question, the plainness of it, laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I dedicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 47 a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1998 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dreams. 1.A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest 2.A. live B. afford C. make D. need 3.A. athletics B. music C. business D. money 4.A. right B. popular C. lucky D. confident 5.A. persuaded B. taught C. brought D. asked 6.A. sent B. advised C. gave D. recommended 7.A. ticket B. car C. house D. job 8.A. give in B. give up C. give away D. give off 9.A. disappointed B. mad C. frightened D. shameful 10.A. living B. playing C. working D. learning 11.A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D.disappointment 12.A. paid B. got C. offered D. presented
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Deciding what present you should give someone is never easy. Many things must be considered such as 1 the person is interested in and how old he is. We must also consider the reaction 2 the person receiving the gift. One of the worst gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher, Ms Chen. Ms Chen has taught me English since Junior 1, and to show my appreciation I decided to get 3 a present. I asked my classmates about her interests 4 I made my final decision. Then I went to the department store5 I worked part-time and bought her 6 expensive gift box of Sichuan beef. I was certain she would like it 7 I had been told by my classmates that she loved hot food. I left the box with a card on her desk, and I was sure she would like them.8 was only after I heard she became sick that I learned she couldn't eat MSG !
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| 18. 难度：中等 | |
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However important we may regard school life to be, there is always the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the teacher should realize that parents have a great influence on their children. Parents can become strong allies (助手) of the school or they can get in the way of the school education. Experts have realized the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools. Many headmasters have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness, program writing and mathematics to parents. Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors(管理者), can also play an important part in giving more knowledge to reporting pupils progress, teachers can help parents a lot in educating their children and parents can give much help to teachers. Suppose that a father has been drilling Junior arithmetic lessons night after night. In a friendly talk between the teacher and the father, the teacher can help the parent to make Junior interested in it. He might be persuaded to let Junior join in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a ruler or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating the distance of a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis. If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to say that he will soon realize that his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics, and at the same time, enjoying the work. Too often, however, teachers’ talks with parents are devoted to small accounts of children’s misdemeanors(不良行为). They talk about the laziness and poor work habits of the children. What is needed is a more creative way in which the teacher, as an adviser, plants ideas in parents’ minds to make sure that the child spends the many hours out of the classroom learning something useful. In this way the school and the home join forces in educating children. 1.The main idea of the passage is that ____. A. home training is more important than school training B. parents should help their children to do their homework C. there’re many ways in which the mathematics program can be carried out at home D. teachers can and should help parents to use better ways to teach their children 2.From this passage we can know that the writer ____. A. is satisfied with the relationship between school and home B. feels that parent-teacher talks can be made much more constructive C. believes that schools can’t teach pupils well D. calls on parents to teach their children mathematics at home 3.What way that the writer doesn’t talk about can improve the present situation? A. Classes for parents. B. New type of report card. C. Parent-teacher talk. D. Dinner or party. 4.The writer implies that ____. A. interesting activities can improve one’s achievement B. too many children are lazy and have poor work habits C. teachers should often make home visits to parents D. headmasters do more than teachers in this area 5.We can infer from the passage that the writer does not favor ____. A. father’s helping his son with his study B. written reports to the parents from the teachers C. talking about children’s shortcomings D. having the parents help their children with their lessons
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The US government has started a website, Admongo, to help children think critically about the advertising aimed at them. It claims to provide visitors with an “aducation” through games and other entertainment.
A cartoon man dressed in old time pilot clothing greets visitors to Admongo. "Call me Haiz", he says upon arrival in a rocket ship that opens up with a crazy world inside it. Spacey dance music plays in the background as Haiz tells visitors that they need to learn about advertising. Its inventors say eight to twelve years old is the age kids develop their critical thinking abilities. Kids that age are also a big market for advertisers. The idea behind Admongo is to teach children three things: To identify the advertiser. To know what the advertiser is really saying. And to know what the advertisement is trying to get the child to do. Children learn these things through a video game. They create their own game character. They can choose different skin colors, hair styles, eye and mouth shapes. Then they begin a trip through ad-land, where there are ads on buses and billboards. The players have to find all the marketing in the neighborhood before they can move on to the next level. The Admongo game takes players inside a home, to the advertising studio and everywhere else ads can be found. It is a complete exploration of the world of marketing. One such area is food marketing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it is a big business. The FTC estimates that food, drink and fast-food restaurants spent more than one and a half billion dollars on advertising to young people in 2009. The FTC says children are important for three reasons. They buy products. They influence parents and caregivers to buy. And they are the future adult buyers of the products. A recent study says most advertising aimed at children is for foods of the lowest nutritional value. First Lady Michelle Obama has said she would like to see advertisers marketing healthy foods for children. 1.What is the best title of the text? A. A website aimed at children’s food B. The cartoon guide named “Haiz” C. An “aducation” website for children D. A popular online video game 2. Why did the government start the website? A. To advertise the video game for children. B. To help children know about advertising. C. To attract the biggest market of buyers. D. To sell the products of its company. 3. What can players do in the website game? A. Play video games during the trip. B. Travel to a supermarket. C. Eat in a fast-food restaurant. D. Choose appearance for their character. 4.Children are important for advertising because they are ______. A. important for the society B. the most potential buyers C. easily influenced by ads D. easily affected by poor products 5. According to Michelle Obama, lots of foods advertised for children are ________. A. of low quality B. yummyC. of high nutrition D. healthy
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I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke（唤起） an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with. Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions（认识）of the limited English speaker. I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her. I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal（内在的）language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts. 1.By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______. A. she uses English in foreign trade B. she is fascinated by languages C. she works as a translator D. she is a writer by profession 2.The author used to think of her mother’s English as ______. A. impolite B. amusing C. imperfect D. practical 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3? A. Americans do not understand broken English. B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes. C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her. D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts. 4.The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is ______. A. well structured B. in the old style C. easy to translate D. rich in meaning 5.What is the passage mainly about? A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English. B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother. C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English. D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.
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Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer. A Low-Carbon Economy (LCE) refers to an economy which has a minimal emission of greenhouse gas (GHG), namely, carbon dioxide into the biosphere(生物圈). Recently, most of the scientists and the public hold the opinion that the climate is changing because there is such an accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere due to human activities. The over-concentration of these gases is producing global warming that affects long-term climate, with negative impacts on humanity in the foreseeable future. LCE, therefore, is proposed as a means to avoid catastrophic climate change. All nations which are considered carbon intensive societies and societies which are heavily populated should become zero-carbon societies and economies. Several of these countries have promised to become 'low carbon' but not entirely zero carbon, and claim that emissions will be cut by 100% by balancing emissions rather than ceasing all emissions. Nuclear power and the strategies of carbon capture and storage (CCS) have been proposed as the primary means to achieve a LCE while continuing to exploit non-renewable resources. Scientists are afraid, however, whether the spent-nuclear-fuel can be stored, and whether it is secure. Also they are not certain about the costs and time needed to successfully implement CCS worldwide and whether the stored emissions will leak into the biosphere or not. Alternatively, many have proposed renewable energy should be the main basis of a LCE, but, they have their associated problems of high-cost and inefficiency; this is changing, however, since investment and production have been growing significantly in recent times. Furthermore, it has been proposed that to make the transition to an LCE economically attractive we would have to attach a cost (per unit output) to GHGs through means such as emissions trading and/or a carbon tax. A LCE is aimed to integrate all aspects of itself from its manufacturing, agriculture, transportation to power-generation around technologies that produce energy and materials with little GHG emission and thus around populations, buildings, machines and devices which use those energies and materials efficiently and dispose of or recycle its wastes so as to have a minimal output of GHGs. Title: 1 I. 2 : an economy with a minimal output of GHG II. 3 of the present economy: ● global warming ● long-term climate change ● 4 on humanity III. 5 : ● to produce energy and materials with little GHG emission ● to use those energies and materials efficiently ● to have 6 of GHGs IV. 7 to achieve a LCE: ● nuclear power ● the strategies of carbon capture and storage ● renewable energy ● 8 ● a carbon tax V. 9 : ● spent-nuclear-fuel storage / storage of spent-nuclear-fuel ● 10 ● uncertainty about the costs and time needed
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Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet. The worst US economic recession (萧条) in 70 years is forcing senior citizens out of retirement, leaving them fighting for jobs in a weak labor market or risking homelessness. A study by Experience Works, released on Tuesday, showed 46 percent of the 2,000 low income people over 55 years who participated needed to find work to keep their homes. Nearly half of them had been searching for work for more than a year. “These people are at the age where they understandably thought their job-searching years were behind them,” said Cynthia Metzler, president and CEO of Experience Works. “But here they are, many in their 60s, 70s and beyond, desperate to find work so they can keep a roof over their heads and food on the table.” According to the study, many of the participants had no intention of working past their 60th birthday, but had to change plans after being dismissed or following the death of the partner. Over a third of the participants had retired. Ninety percent of respondents 76 years and older planned to continue working for the next five years. Huge medical bills due to a personal illness or that of a spouse(配偶) were also reasons for coming out of retirement, the survey found. The longest and deepest economic slump since the 1930s is making finding a job for the low-income elderly workers a difficult challenge. The Experience Works study found that 46 percent of the elderly jobseekers were sometimes forced to choose between paying rent, buying food or medication. Almost three-quarters believed their age made it harder to compete for jobs with younger workers. “This study underscores calls for the need to create policies that remove barriers to employment for older workers and provide additional programs and services specifically aimed at helping older people re-enter the work force or remain working,” said Metzler. 1. What has caused the American retired senior citizens back to work? (No more than 8 words) 2. Why is it hard for the elderly job seekers to find a job? (No more than 13 words) 3. Use several words to describe the possible feelings of the elderly job seekers? (No more than 4 words) 4. What might be the solution to the problem according to the study? (No more than 15 words)
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在学习和生活中，总有什么使你快乐。请你写一篇文章，说明什么使你快乐，为什么你感到快乐。 注意： 1. 词数：不少于120； 2. 文中不能出现可能透露考生真实身份的任何信息。
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