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As we all know， tigers are in danger of dying out.
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Mr.Smith is trying to hire a new secretary， who can both type and drive.
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—I must apologize for what my son did yesterday. — Children are children.
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All the students were excited that English would become an optional course.
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The new hospital was opened this morning，attracting the attention of all local media.
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Much to my anger，my secretary has left me and his own company.
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All these activities can serve as a platform you might find the one you love.
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of the three students can repair your computer. They are all experts.
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Your time is running out. Change your mind it is too late！
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—Michael has changed beyond recognition. — ！How did he manage to lose so much weight？
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Mike his wedding for a whole month and hopefully everything will be ready tomorrow.
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The policeman have fined me for speeding but finally，he let me go.
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There nothing more to do，Mr.Goodman left for home.
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Our English teacher，Billy，never criticizes us，but uses to make us work hard.
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—Can we go camping tomorrow，as planned？ —I’m afraid not. The dark clouds a heavy rain.
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In 1883，an engineer named John Roebling intended to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. 36 ，experts throughout the world thought it impossible and not 37 . Roebling couldn’t 38 the vision in his mind of this bridge. He knew deep in his heart it could be done. He just had to 39 the dream with someone else. After much persuasion he managed to 40 his son Washington，a young engineer，that the bridge 41 could be built. Working together，the father and son developed concepts of 42 it could be accomplished and how the difficulties could be 43 . With great 44 and inspiration，they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge. The project started well，but unfortunately an accident took the life of John. Washington was injured and left with a brain damage， 45 him not being able to walk or talk or even move. Everyone had a 46 comment to make and felt the project should be trashed. In 47 of his disability，Washington still had a burning 48 to complete the bridge and his mind was still as 49 as ever. He tried to pass on his 50 to some of his friends. Suddenly an idea 51 him as he lay in hospital. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best 52 of it. By moving this，he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. He used the method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish 53 the project was under way again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm，until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed. Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die 54 that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and 55 an impossible goal.
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“It was cool，because I got a chance to be in a studio and see how a record is made，”says 14-year-old Javon Martin，who joined the music clubhouse 3 years ago.“It has impacted my life in a big way. People are actually starting to see me as an artist.”Ten-year-old Akheylah Hunter didn’t play an instrument when she became a club member last year. Now，she plays piano and sings with the band. What she likes best，she says，is performing.“We performed in different places，”she says.“We go on trips and it is fun.” Since the Music Clubhouse opened three years ago，it’s served almost 500 kids.Aggeler says performing in front of different audiences helps the young musicians build self-esteem.Coming to the club to prepare for those performances helps them learn how to deal with their personal problems and concerns. “I can see what it does for them and it just develops confidence，”he explains.“It’s also an escape from the big problems we have in the neighborhood. So whether they feel embarrassed about a zit on their face，or they feel embarrassed because they’re not as tall as somebody，they can rap about it and let it out a little bit.” To expand the club and help more kids learn music，Aggeler sought the support of the community. The Berklee College of Music and local music stores have provided free equipment. The club has also gotten support from the Music and Youth Initiative，a nonprofit that develops after school music education programs in underserved communities in Massachusetts. All these have made it possible to provide kids who may not have the means to get private music lessons the opportunity to still learn music and get all the benefits that music education brings.” 1.Why does the writer mention the two children in the first paragraph？
2.Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a benefit of joining the club？
3.What is Mr.Aggeler’s possible post？
4.What does the writer intend the passage to be？
5.Which of the following might NOT be included in activities of the club？
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Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of 60 to 90 minutes less than experts say they need. Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning. As a result，many students go to class feeling like Danny，16 years old. He plays two sports，lacrosse and football. He is an active teen—except in the morning. DANNY：“Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I’m just very out of it and tired. And through first and second period I can hardly stay awake.” Michael Breus，a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleep disorders says：“These aren’t a bunch of lazy kids—although，you know，teenagers can of course be lazy. These are children whose biological rhythms，more times than not，are off.”Teens，he says，need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road because any tired driver is dangerous，especially a teenager with a lack of experience. So what can schools do about sleepy students？The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning. Eric Peterson，head of St.George’s School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island，says，“In the end，schools ought to do what’s the right thing for their students，first and foremost.”And he wanted to see if a 30-minute delay would make a difference. It did. 1.According to the passage，which of the following is the chief cause of sleepy teenagers？
2.According to Michael Breus， .
3.What is Eric Peterson’s opinion on the issue？
4.What does the underlined word“It”in the last sentence might refer to？
5.What can you infer might follow the passage immediately？
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NEW YORK—Microsoft on Monday made another effort to challenge Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android in the exploding smartphone market—launching a wireless operating system，Windows Phone 7. Consumers will consider it“always delightful and thoroughly mine，”Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at a launch event. Ballmer said last year that Microsoft had“screwed up”with its Windows Mobile operating system.For example，it failed to keep up with touch-screen innovations that make iPhones and Android phones easy to use. Microsoft fell from third to fourth place in market share this year，behind BlackBerry，iPhone and Android. Only 10.8% of smartphone owners used Microsoft’s system in August，down from 18% last December. But Windows Phone 7 is“a total departure from anything they’ve done”.Microsoft says it sought to simplify common activities. For example，you can instantly take a picture with a phone’s camera by pushing a button on the device. You don’t have to first awaken it from its sleep mode and launch the camera application. You also can program the phones to automatically upload photos to Facebook or other social network sites in a couple of seconds. Users can easily work with Microsoft Office contact and calendar information as well as documents created in Microsoft’s Word，Excel and PowerPoint. The phones will not show videos built on Adobe’s Flash platform，widely used by services including YouTube and Hulu. AT&T will offer the first Windows Phone 7 smartphone，the Samsung Focus，on Nov.8.Soon after，it will have the LG Quantum and HTC Surround. Each will cost S| 199.99 with a two-year service contract. T-Mobile will have two Windows Phone 7 models out for the holiday shopping season：the HTC HD7 and Dell Venue Pro. It did not say how much they’ll cost. 1.What is the main idea of paragraph 4？
2.What does the underlined phrase“screwed up”in the 2nd paragraph probably mean？
3.Which of the following phones will NOT use Windows Phone 7 operating system？
4.Why did Microsoft see a drop in market share last year？
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？
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A research by the National Center for Health Statistics is seen as an important confirmation of the“Hispanic mortality paradox（西班牙裔死亡率悖论）.” On average，Hispanics outlive whites by 2.5 years and blacks by 7.7 years. Their life expectancy at birth in 2006 was 80.6 years，compared with 78.1 for whites，72.9 for blacks and 77.7 years for the total population. The report shows that the Hispanic population has higher life expectancy at birth and at almost every age despite a socioeconomic status lower than that of whites.“Mortality is very correlated with income，education and health care access，”says Elizabeth Arias，author of the report.“You would expect the Hispanic population would have higher mortality，”in line with the black population. The Hispanic paradox has been documented for more than two decades，but this is the first time the government has had enough data to issue national numbers. Researchers are struggling to explain why Hispanics live longer. “We don’t know，”says David Hayes-Bautista，director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine.“We thought it was a problem in the data，but we can pretty much say this is real.” Potential factors: ·Culture and lifestyle. Support from extended family and lower rates of smoking and drinking.Latino groups in particular have very strong family and social ties. ·Migration. The“healthy migrant effect”argues that healthy people are more likely to emigrate. And when immigrants become ill，they might return home and die there. Solving the puzzle may help the nation deal with health care issues because Hispanics use health services less—they make fewer doctors visits and spend less time in hospitals，Hayes-Bautista says.“It’s clearly something in the Latino culture，”he says. 1.In 2006，Hispanics’life expectancy is years longer than the average of the total population.
2.What does the underlined word“outlive”in the second paragraph probably mean？
3.What is the main idea of paragraph three？
4.What is Mr.Hayes-Bautista’s opinion about the paradox？
5.Which of the following inferences is true according to the passage？
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阅读下面短文，请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求） [1] When it comes to protecting the privacy of their children，US parents give social networks a failing grade. [2] Three out of four parents believe social networks are not doing a good job of protecting kids’online privacy. The survey was conducted for Common Sense Media，a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families surf the world of media and technology. 92 percent of parents said they are concerned that children share too much information online，and 85 percent said they are more concerned about online privacy than they were five years ago. [3] The poll found a great deal of concern about geo-location services which pinpoint someone’s whereabouts.91 percent of parents said search engines and social networking sites should not be able to share the physical location of children with other companies until parents give authorization. [4] The results present a clear divide between the industry’s view of privacy and the opinion of parents and kids. Common Sense Media chief executive and founder James Steyer said：“American families are deeply worried about how their personal information is being used by technology and online companies. However， the companies appear to be keeping their heads deep in the sand.” [5] Technology companies need to step up but parents，children，schools and government also need to do more，he said.“Parents and kids have to educate themselves about ，”he said.“Schools should teach all students and their parents about privacy protection. And finally， policymakers have to update privacy policies for the 21st century.” 1.What is the main idea of the passage？(within 10 words)
2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one？ The survey shows that common people and the industry have different opinions about privacy.
3.Please translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.
4.Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words to make the sentence complete.（with in 10 words）
5.Please give the readers at least three tips on protecting their privacy on line.（within 30 words） ① ② ③
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假如你是中学生李华，你的美国朋友Jack在上次给你的电子邮件中抱怨自己最近眼睛近视了。请你给他用英语回一封电子邮件，内容如下： 1．介绍一下你们班同学的情况； 2．分析一下造成你们班这种情况的原因； 3．帮Jack出点儿保持眼睛健康的主意。 注：1．字数120-150；邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好。 2．近视：shortsighted adj. shortsightedness n. Dear Jack，
Yours sincerely Li Hua
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