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What did the woman try to quit drinking? A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Juice.
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How much more does Lucas need for the cellphone? A. $300. B. $500. C. $800.
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What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Environmental protection. B. Greenhouse effect. C. Gardening skills.
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What seemed to be Sarah’s problem? A. She couldn’t finish the task as required. B. She failed in a job interview again. C. She always went to work late.
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How might the woman feel? A. Uneasy. B. Disappointed. C. Unconcerned.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What is the man doing? A. Watching TV. B. Having a party. C. Reading a book. 2.What is the man going to do? A. Go out with the woman. B. Pick up the children. C. Make a phone call.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What does the man plan to do? A. Raise a dog. B. Set animals free. C. Find a dog trainer. 2.How does the woman sound in the end? A. Curious. B. Annoyed. C. Excited.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.Where is the woman’s company? A. In Japan. B. In Britain. C. In Australia. 2.Why does the man talk to the woman? A. To look for a travel agent. B. To ask about a tour. C. To seek cooperation. 3.What are the speakers going to do next? A. Do the market research. B. Go to a restaurant. C. Have a discussion.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What’s Brett just doing? A. Downloading e-books. B. Reading an e-book. C. Buying an e-book reader. 2.What advantage of the e-book reader does Brett mention? A. The large storage capacity. B. The low cost in the long term. C. The decrease in the use of paper. 3.Why does Fiona refuse to buy an e-book reader? A. She doesn’t read much. B. She likes printed books better. C. She has enough books to read. 4.Where does the conversation take place? A. In a store. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 1.Which team has played in every World Cup? A. Brazil. B. Portugal. C. South Africa. 2.What is the trophy(奖杯) named after? A. A famous place. B. A special stadium. C. The organizer. 3.How many cities was the 2018 World Cup held in? A. 32. B. 15. C. 11. 4.Why does the speaker say Japan made history? A. They won the champion once. B. They beat a South American team. C. They made their fourth appearance.
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Salvador Dali (1904—1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities. The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain. The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). ＂From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,＂ explains the Pompidou Centre. The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作) with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. 1.Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1? A. Optimistic. B. Productive. C. Generous. D. Traditional. 2.What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be? A. One of his masterworks. B. A successful screen adaptation. C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the beat TV programmes. 3.How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali? A. By popularity. B. By importance. C. By size and shape. D. By time and subject. 4.What does the word ＂contributions＂ in the last paragraph refer to? A. Artworks. B. Projects. C. Donations. D. Documents.
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A high-factor sunscreen(防晒霜) is generally expected to protect the skin from harmful rays, but it isn’t. A new research in this week's Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas(黑瘤) and delays their occurrence, it can't prevent them. Melanomas are the most aggressive skin cancers. You have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair, fair skin, blue or green eyes, or sunburn easily, or if a close relative has had one. Melanomas are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the sun. Other skin cancers are increasingly likely with long-term exposure. There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomas—the evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin cancer. A 2011 Australian study of 1,621 people found that people selected to apply sunscreen daily had half the rate of melanomas of people who used cream as needed. A second study, comparing 1,167 people with melanomas to 1,101 who didn't have the cancer, found that using sunscreen routinely, alongside other protection such as hats, long sleeves or staying in the shade, did give some protection. This study said other forms of sun protection—not sunscreen—seemed most beneficial. The study relied on people remembering what they had done over each decade of their lives, so it's not entirely reliable. But it seems reasonable to think sunscreen gives people a false sense of security in the sun. The good news is that a combination of sunscreen and covering up can reduce melanoma rates. So if there is a heat wave this summer, it would be best for us, too, to pull on a shirt, apply some sunscreen and put on a hat. 1.What is people's common expectation of a high-factor sunscreen? A. It will delay the occurrence of skin cancer. B. It will protect them from sunburn. C. It will keep their skin smooth and fair. D. It will work for people of any skin color. 2.What do we learn from the 2011 Australian study of 1,621 people？ A. Sunscreen should be applied alongside other protection measures. B. High-risk people benefit the most from the application of sunscreen. C. Irregular application of sunscreen does women more harm than good. D. Daily application of sunscreen helps reduce the incidence of melanomas. 3.What does the author suggest to reduce melanoma rates？ A. Using both covering up and sunscreen. B. Staying in the shade whenever possible. C. Using covering up instead of sunscreen. D. Applying the right amount of sunscreen.
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These days when someone says a computer has a bug in it, usually they mean that there's a problem with one of its programs. Maybe your computer has crashed when you are in the middle of a game, or you get an error message when you try to go to a website. But back in the early days of computers, a woman named Grace Hopper was part of the tear that discovered the very first computer bug. Hopper was a mathematician. She'd been hired by the navy to help program the new Mark II computer. The Mark Ⅱ’s job was to quickly solve the math problems ships and airplanes used to find in their way. The MarkⅡ worked by reading instructions from a long strip of paper with holes in it. The computer translated the patterns of holes into the math problems it was supposed to solve. One afternoon in 1947 Hopper and her team were running a program. But the computer wasn’t giving them the right results. What could be wrong? They finally ended up taking the Mark II apart, looking for problems. What did they find? It was a dead moth(蛀虫)! The moth was blocking some of the holes on the paper strip—no wonder the computer didn't know what to do. Hopper knew that the term "bug" had been used before when there were problems with machines. But this was the first time a computer had ever had one. She thought it was funny that it was a real bug. Some people think Hopper was the first person to use the word "debug" to mean “get rid of the problems in a computer”. Her team kept a logbook of everything they did. They taped the moth onto the page for that day. The logbook, moth and all, is now in the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington D.C. Grace Hopper worked with computers her whole life. She was the first person to write a word-based computer language. This makes it easier for people to tell computers what to do. Some people called her "Grandma COBOL" after one of the computer languages she helped develop. But to most she was just “Amazing Grace”. 1.What's the writer's purpose in writing paragraph 1? A. To tell us the main idea of the passage. B. To arouse the readers' interest to read on. C. To show the structure of the passage. D. To give a description of what a bug is. 2.Which of the followings is true to describe Grace Hopper? A. She was the first expert to use the term “bug”. B. She was an astronomer to help work on the Mark II. C. She devoted all her life to work related to computers. D. She kept a record of all the computers on the Mark II. 3.What is the text mainly about? A. The history of bug. B. The discovery of the first bug. C. Grace Hopper and her bug. D. Grace Hopper and the Mark II.
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Do you know how to pick a good book you’ll really like? Here are some tips. Start with your interest. 1.. You can pick something that you love to read, not for school. They can be ancient martial (武术) arts, computers, or fashion design. You name it, there are books about it. Pick your type. Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction (or both)? Fiction books, like novels, can transport you to another world or help you imagine something beyond your own experience. Nonfiction books give you the who, what, when, and why of something. 2.. Many of them read like novels from start to finish. Read the description. The reviews and quotes on the back and inside covers of many books give you an idea of what the book is about. They can also help you pick future books, too. If you find a book you really like, take a minute to read the quotes and see which authors praised the book. 3.. Find a family favorite. Which book did your mother love best when she was at your age? 4.. Find out and give them a read — then you can share your thoughts about the book. Find a quiet place and make time for the book. 5.. You can put on some good music, get yourself some tea and let yourself be carried away by the book. You’ll see that time does fly when you’re reading something you love! A. How about your brothers and sisters? B. They tell stories using facts — but that doesn’t mean they’re boring. C. Reading is a good way to improve your English. D. Most reading is best enjoyed when you can concentrate on it. E. Often, they’ll have similar styles and you might find books you like by those authors, too. F. So you should read as much as possible when you are free. G. Reading on your own isn’t like reading for school.
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Sun’qhela is a phrase with many shades of meaning. It says “don’t underestimate me,” and “just try me.” It’s a ____ and a threat, all at once. It’s a common thing for the parents in Trevor family to say to their kids. ____ I heard it I knew it meant the conversation was ____, and if I said another word I was in for a good beat. At the time, I was the champion of the Maryvale College sports day every single year. Why? Because mom was always ____ me to kick my ass (臀部), and I was always running not to get my ass kicked. Nobody ran like me and my mom. She was a thrower, too. ____ was next to her was coming at me. If it was something ____, I had to catch it and put it down. If it broke, that would be my ____, too, and the ass-kicking would be that much ____. So if she threw a vase at me, I’d have to catch it, put it down, and then run. We had a very Tom and Jerry relationship, me and my mom. She was the ____ instructor; I was naughty as shit. Everybody knew that Trevor child would come through like a bat out of ____, and that his mom would be right there behind him. She could go at a full speed in high heels, but if she really wanted to come after me, she’d kick her _____off while still going at top speed. When I was little she always ____ me, but as I got older I got faster, and when speed ____ her she’d use her wits. “Stop! ____!” She’d do this to her own child. In South Africa, nobody gets ____ in other people’s business ____ it’s about justice (正义), and then everybody wants in. So she’d yell “Thief!” knowing it would bring the whole neighborhood out ____ me, and then I’d have _____ trying to grab me and seize me, and I’d have to duck and ____ to avoid them, all the while ____, “I’m not a thief! I’m her son!” 1.A. announcement B. appointment C. command D. comment 2.A. Even if B. Now that C. Any time D. As if 3.A. over B. on C. off D. behind 4.A. defeating B. chasing C. blaming D. delighting 5.A. Whatever B. Whichever C. However D. Whenever 6.A. solid B. worthless C. attractive D. breakable 7.A. decision B. apology C. fault D. adventure 8.A. less B. worse C. lighter D. better 9.A. creative B. strict C. enthusiastic D. tolerant 10.A. hell B. hall C. heaven D. death 11.A. handbag B. overcoat C. shoes D. glasses 12.A. caught B. warned C. cheated D. missed 13.A. ignored B. troubled C. left D. failed 14.A. Son B. Friend C. Thief D. Neighbor 15.A. interrupted B. involved C. regretted D. reminded 16.A. if B. unless C. when D. although 17.A. against B. with C. to D. at 18.A. policemen B. parents C. strangers D. witnesses 19.A. jump B. dive C. fly D. race 20.A. complaining B. promising C. laughing D. screaming
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Have you ever thought about the best meal you have ever eaten? For many people, it isn’t just about the quality of the food; it is also about great memories of a particular vacation or the person it was shared 1.. We asked 100 famous chefs around the world 2. their best meals were, and we got some 3.(interest) answers. As the researchers expected, 30% of the chefs 4.(survey) said that their best meal as a kid was still what they liked the most as an adult. 20% 5.(consider) a meal in a fancy restaurant as the best one in their lives, and another 10% said that a meal while they were on vacation with their wife 6.husband was the best of all time. 15% said a simple meal that they often cooked at home ranked 7.(high) than any other meal. And the same number said their best dish was something they made at the place where they worked. 8.(surprising), 10% of these chefs said their favorite meal of their entire lives was at a fast food restaurant! These best 9.(cook) in the world would pick McDonald's or KFC if they had the choice of what 10.(eat).
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假设你是李华，最近发现你所住的小区内增设了旧物捐赠箱(a donation box)，居民可以把自己的旧衣物、废弃的书报等投放其中。请你给你校英文报投稿。内容包括: 1. 介绍这一事物； 2.发表你的看法。 注意:1. 词数 100 左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连线贯。 Dear Editor, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事 Steve was the most amazing person in all of Minneapolis, and he was my cousin. By the age of 19, Steve was a star baseball player at the University of Minnesota. I wanted to be exactly like him. So when Steve asked me to go with him on a spring fishing trip in northern Minnesota, I was excited! After planning the trip, we gathered clothes and supplies, and began our great adventure. We reached the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota by early evening. On our way to the campsite, Steve pointed to a small house faraway in one of the mountains, saying that it was the ranger station (护林站) where the forester worked. Finally, after a long walk, we reached the campsite and set up the camp as the sun was setting. Steve knew all the tricks of an experienced wilderness camper. After we gathered enough wood from the forest, he started the campfire using only stone and steel — no matches. For supper we feasted on freeze-dried beef, wild rice and pea soup. I ate greedily after all that work. Tired enough, we climbed into our sleeping bags early and talked about our plans for fishing the next day. We were still talking quietly when a sudden north wind picked up; the temperature dropped and it began to snow. Steve found a way to increase the temperature inside the tent. He dragged a log (原木) from the forest to the opposite side of the campfire. Then he wrapped aluminum foil (铝箔) around the log. The heat from the fire reflected off the foil and into the tent. Soon images of lake fish were filling my dreams. The snow had stopped, but sometime later a powerful wind must have kicked up the flames of our dying fire. I was abruptly awakened by Steve. Our tent was on fire. Frightened, I ran out of the tent immediately. The tent collapsed (倒塌) with Steve inside. Without any thought of endangering myself, I reached into the burning tent and pulled him to the icy lake. Fortunately, we were not seriously hurt. 注意: 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: Later, as we stood by the burning tent to keep warm, we considered our difficult situation. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Suddenly, we heard a noise in the forest. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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