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-Darkness , so we had to stop our journey and stayed on a farm.
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-Life itself tells us it is necessary to learn to be .One can hardly survive without help from other people in the world.
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-Bill Gates was so nice that he decided to ninety percent of his money to charities.
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-She often gets up late, when she has no classes in the morning.
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-On hearing the sound, the birds flew away in every .
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-They were so far away that I couldn’t their faces.
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-What a pity! He got nothing in ______ for his hard work..
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-He seems to be doing nothing, but he is just waiting for his chance.
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-Plain living and working are the fine of the Chinese people.
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-He sighed again and the failure in physics seemed to have completely his confidence.
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-I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. ___31__ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I__32__out of old boards. I got my first__33__job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities(职责) were__34__tables and washing dishes,__35__sometimes I helped cook. Every day after school I would__36__to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I__37__from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and__38__my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working__39__me to have. Because of my__40__I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me__41__. Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__42__around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊帐)__43__I was only in seventh grade. I immediately__44__a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was__45__only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned__46__the danger of easy credit. I paid it__47__as soon as I could. My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a__48__of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,__49__worked three jobs, once told me, "If you__50__sacrifice(奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have." How right he was.
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-There is a very special wolf that lives in Africa. They are actually called, the African wild dog, or painted dogs. These animals live in open woodlands. or in the plains of Africa. Today, however, most of the animals can be found in eastern or southern Africa. These animals are beautiful. They have rounded ears instead of pointed like most dogs, and they have four toes (脚趾) on each of their feet, also a unique characteristic because other dogs have five. Their fur is always different from each other. The fur is usually a combination of black, brown, red, and white, and sometimes even yellow. No wonder they’re called the painted wolf. The African wild dog is a very social animal. They live in groups and have numbers from five to about twenty. The members of a group are always very close to one another. They communicate in their own language or body language. When someone is very old or sick, the others will help, and they are willing to share the food with elders and with those who are weak, which is what we should learn from. The family does everything together, from raising young, to sleeping together, to hunting. When they hunt, they work together using team work to kill animals that are larger than them. They sometimes hunt farm animals. This is unfortunate, because both poachers (偷猎者), and people who own farms shoot the painted dogs who are just trying to survive. Before, there used to be many large groups throughout the land, but now the African wild dog is very rare. They are also losing their population because of their own loss of habitat thanks to human’s farming and forest cutting. 1.Why do African wild dogs get the name “painted dogs” ?
2.According to the author, what should we learn from African wild dogs?
3.Which of the following is NOT the reason why African wild dogs are becoming very rare?
4.Where could this passage probably be found?
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-For five days, Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate(庆祝) and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating (纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that's the traditional togetherness that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song. This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation," Riedel said. "It's really easy to relax, and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests. With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue (举办地) for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back. The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it's easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund (基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8. 1.The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ________.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
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-Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems．For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民) of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination(目的地) country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists．Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants. Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer. On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports，air terminals, first－class roads, and other support facilities（设施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money. Building a hotel is just a beginning．There must be many support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost. 1.Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the part that goes before this passage?
2.Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ________.
3.Not enough tourism can lead to ________.
4.The underlined word “handle” in the last paragraph most probably means _________.
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-American office workers spend an average of 52 hours a week at their desks, according to a statistic survey. Some might argue that not all that time is spent working，but still all those hours in windowless offices with artificial light can have an influence. A few green additions could have a large effect on worker happiness，according to the survey led by Tina Cade from Texas State University. “We pretty much found out that if you had windows and plants or even if you just had plants in your office, you were more satisfied with your job,” Cade told LiveScience. “We thought it was important for offices because a lot of times people are looking for ways to keep employees happy and do all these expensive things like building a gym. Maybe for less investment they could put in a few plants in important places.” The team surveyed 450 office workers in Texas and the Midwest，asking questions about job satisfaction and the work environments. When asked about their overall life quality,82 said they felt “content” or “very happy”. Only 69 percent of those who work with plants but without windows，and 60 percent of those who have windows but no plants, said they felt this way. The group of people who work without plants or windows were the most dissatisfied，with only 58 percent of them saying that overall they were “content” or “very happy”. While no one who works with plants，windows，or both reported they felt “miserable”, 0.8 percent of those who work in offices without either said they were “miserable”. “I was really surprised that having a plant in your office appeared to be more beneficial than having a window in your office,” Cade said. “Everybody says, ‘I need a window!’ but actually it seemed like a plant could be a suitable alternative.” 1.What does the passage mainly tell us?
2.Among the 450 people surveyed, ________.
3. According to the survey，the group of people who work without plants or windows ______.
4. Which of the following statement is true?
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-What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories. In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live, Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine repair their organs(器官). The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on—in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones. It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. 1. According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by __________.
2. In the author’s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies in __________.
3.Humans may live longer in the future because _________.
4.How long can humans live in the future according to the passage?
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-单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1. I came back to school for the _____(目的)of being admitted to a better university. 2.As far as I am c_____, I can’t agree with what you have said. 3.The army officer c_____ his men to fire as soon as the enemies came up. 4.He is _____(致力于) to the work of helping those who suffer from accidents. 5.She was wearing a pair of glasses, so that I hardly _____(辨认出)her at first sight. 6.After g_____ from college, he went to work in the poor area. 7. I have it on____(可信赖的)evidence that the hospital is going to be closed down. 8.Last year, he was s_____ in prison for stealing. 9.I heard you’ve passed examinations. Please accept my _____(祝贺)on it. 10.It is well-known that all men are e____ in the eyes of the law.
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-完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 1.There was a time ______________go to school. (allow) 曾经有一段时间，妇女不允许上学。 2. ---- Peter didn’t come to the meeting this morning. -----I___________ yesterday. But I was too busy and forgot it. (tell) ----彼得今天上午没来参加会议。 -----我本该昨天告诉他的，但是我太忙，忘记了。 3. I don’t like the way_________ . (speak) 我不喜欢你和她说话的方式。 4.__________, the West Lake is famous for its beauty. (know) 众所周知，西湖以其美而闻名。 5.It was not until Nelson Mandela and his government ___________the black began to be treated fairly. (power) 直到曼德拉和他的政府上台，黑人才开始受到公正的待遇。 6.Only by developing economy____________ the future world. (play) 只有通过发展经济，中国才会在未来世界里发挥作用。 7.They have come to an important stage_________. (decision) 他们已经到了一个他们必须做决定的阶段。 8.When I woke up I could actually hear the rain falling, even with___________. (close) 当我醒来时，我确实听到雨在下，尽管所有的窗户都关着。 9.As many as 800 houses are believed_________ in the fire. (ruin) 大家相信，在那次火灾中多达800间房屋成废墟了。 10.She always has the window open, __________. (it) 不管天气又多冷，她总让窗户开着。
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-假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom上个月来到北京学习。七月份你将去北京参加暑期中学生英语演讲比赛（English speech contest）,你在资料搜集，语言运用等方面遇到了困难。请根据以下要点给Tom 写一封电子邮件： 1. 询问Tom的生活和学习情况； 2. 谈谈你的困难并请Tom帮忙； 3. 告诉Tom你打算赛后去看他。 注意：1. 词数：100-120 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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