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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What is the woman going to do this weekend? A. To have her flat cleaned B. To have her flat painted. C. To have her flat repaired 2.When will the man go to help the woman? A. At 8:00 this weekend. B. At 8:30 this weekend. C. At 8:00 next weekend. 3.Why didn’t the man help the woman last time? A. He was very busy. B. He forgot the time. C. He overslept.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At the railway station. B. At the airport. C. At the bus station. 2.Where are they going? A. They are going to the company. B. They are going to the college. C. They are going to the factory. 3.How far is it from the airport to central London? A. 28 kilometers. B. 28 miles. C. 18 miles.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.When does the conversation take place? A. At the beginning of the school year. B. At the beginning of the summer vacation. C. At the end of the summer vacation. 2.What will the woman do this weekend? A. She will go to meet her friend. B. She will go out with the man. C. She will go to Beijing. 3.How do you think the man feels? A. He is angry. B. He is unhappy. C. He is happy.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What was the woman’s trouble? A. Her house was robbed. B. Her windows were broken. C. Her car was stolen. 2.How many times has this kind of thing happened? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 3.Why doesn’t the policeman try to find the kid? A. Because he doesn’t want to. B. Because it is too difficult to find the kid. C. Because the woman doesn’t want to find the kid.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Aunt and nephew. C. Cousins. 2.Who is Peter? A. He is the man’s friend. B. He is the man’s cousin. C. He is the man’s uncle. 3.What is the man doing when the woman telephones? A. He is busy with his work. B. He is having supper. C. He is having a bath.
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听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入空格中。 Robert
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Many Chinese brands, ______ their reputations over centuries, are _______ new challenges from the modern market. A. having developed, facing B. being developed, faced C. developed, faced D. developing, facing
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I looked up and noticed a snake ______ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast, ______ scared me away. A. wound, which B. wound, that C. winding, which D. winding, that
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Our colleague Tony is said ______ abroad next month. Who do you think our boss would like ______ with him, James or Alex? A. to send; to have gone B. to be sent; to have go C. to send; to have go D. to be sent; to have gone
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______ is known to us all, the old scientist, for ______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties. A. It; whom B. As; whom C. As; whose D. It; whose
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The theory he sticks to _______ to be of no use in his new work ______ he finds it hard to fit in. A. is proved; where B. proves; with which C. proving; to which D. prove; how
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All of a sudden, the thief walking behind a young and beautiful woman ______ her handbag, ______ into the crowd. A. seized; rushed B. seizing; rushed C. seized; rushing D. seizing; rushing
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It would be a good idea to use a plastic bottle, ______ cut off, as a container to grow young plants in. A. of which the top B. the top is C. the top being D. with its top
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There is no doubt ______ the fact ______ it is not suitable to grow cash crops here . A. whether, that B. that, why C. if, which D. about, that
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It was President Xi Jinping ______ visited the navy troops on April 19 and advocated that naval force ______. A. who; be strengthened B. that; would be strengthened C. who; to be strengthened D. that; must be strengthened
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_______ with heavy loads of school work ______ he became an easy target of the flu. A. So tired was the student; that B. So tired the student was; that C. Tired as the student was; which D. The student was so tired; which
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A notice at IKEA Shanghai has been shared widely among netizens on Chinese social media. It states that the stores cafeteria now requires customers to order food before sitting down in cafeteria seats. The policy is in response to an elderly blind dating group that occupies seats for a long time, consuming only their own food brought from home. Do you support IKEA’s new regulation? China Daily readers share their opinions with us. Lee Xin (China) The elderly are harmless. They are lonely and are probably hoping to find some company again. If anything, the store should at least sympathize with these old people. Mbursian (US) This is more for socializing than for romance. I really don’t think a home furnishing store is a good dating place for seniors. IKEA could also post a reasonable time limit per visit during peak hours. Or instead of tables and chairs, they could use those standing tables and get rid of the chairs altogether. At least IKEA’s cafeteria isn’t occupied by the dancing grannies and their portable PA systems (音响). SEARU (Australia) Romance is the most important thing while eating is not that important! So a noble man always leaves more space for seniors’ love affairs! Mr. Qiu (Shanghai, China 65 years old) We have been to fast food outlets like McDonalds, but there are barely any peers there. We feel like aliens surrounded by youngsters. If there is another place in Shanghai where elderly people can gather, we are more than ready to pay twice as much and travel further. TedM (UK) Romance can arise in many places, even IKEA. However, this debate arose as a result of many people taking advantage of IKEA’s generous drink offers and going there to meet and stay with friends without buying anything. IKEA is a shop; it exists to provide a service for a reasonable profit. It is not a public park. Michel (New Zealand) To everyone romanticizing this, please also consider that the store has an image to uphold while protecting the interests of other paying customers. It is ugly to take up seats for such long durations while you make others wait. 1.How many people are in support of this new regulation? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5. 2.What is the major cause of this new regulation? A. Senior blind dates influencing their business. B. IKEA has zero tolerance for romantic behavior. C. The strong reaction of netizens on social media. D. Old people eating their own food to save money. 3.People who are against the new regulation will probably agree that . A. seniors’ love affairs can contribute to the store’s image B. IKEA is the only place where seniors can find their peers C. the society is being too judgmental and lacks understanding D. IKEA should not reserve a special area for the old people to date
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Director James Cameron went to new depths for his film-making on Sunday by setting the world record for the deepest ocean dive by a single person. This type of extreme research is nothing new to the director. Cameron, 57, is most famous for directing Titanic (1997) and Avantar (2009). During the several years of research for Titanic, he famously traveled to the bottom of the ocean to visit the sunken ship. He also visited the deep sea as research for his fictional 1989 film. The Abyss, which is about a submarine that comes across an alien species. "Most people know me as a film-maker, "Cameron said. "But the idea of exploring the ocean has always been the stronger drive in my life. Cameron and his team had been preparing for the trip for seven years. On Sunday, Cameron took more than two and a half hours to make the dangerous 6.8-mile journey down to the Trench, an area with near-freezing temperatures, no sunlight, and heavy water pressure. Cameron traveled in a 24-foot-long mini-submarine he helped design, equipped with lights and 3D cameras for filming the adventure. It also had a mechanical arm for collecting samples of soil and deep-sea creatures. Humans had not visited the Mariana Trench since two divers first reached the deep-sea spot in 1960. The divers Don Walsh and Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard spent 20 minutes there but could hardly see anything. They took no pictures. In his well-equipped submarine, Cameron was able to spend three hours in the Trench, exploring and filming. He plans to use his recordings in a 3D film production for movie theaters and for a National Geographic TV special. “I see this as the beginning,” Cameron said. “It's not a one-time deal. This is just the beginning of opening up this new frontier.” 1.We learn from the passage that James Cameron______ A. won't dive again in the future B. is known as a film-maker to most people C. is the only one who has ever been to the deep ocean D. is famous for having reached the deepest ocean with his friends 2.Which of the following is TRUE about the film The Abyss? A. It takes place underwater. B. It was Cameron's first fictional film C. Cameron spent seven years researching for it D. Cameron dived to the bottom of the Trench for it 3.It can be inferred from the passage that________. A. Cameron is very interested in high-tech B. Cameron plans to use his recordings in the deep sea in all his films C. Cameron will continue his exploration of the deep ocean D. Cameron wants to make a lot of money from his exploration 4.What's the best title for the passage? A. The Great Movies of James Cameron B. James Cameron’s Autobiography C. Hardship Under Water D. A Director's Deep Dive
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Don't get mad the next time you catch your teenager texting when he promised to be studying. He simply may not be able to resist. A UI (University of Iowa) study found teenagers are far more sensitive than adults to the immediate effect or reward of their behaviors. The findings may help explain why the initial rush of texting may be more attractive for adolescents than the long-term payoff of studying “For the teenager, the rewards are attractive, ” says Professor Jatin Vaidya, an author of the study. “They draw adolescents. Sometimes, the rewards are a kind of motivation for them. Even when a behavior is no longer in a teenager's best interest to continue, he will still go on. That’s because the effect of the reward is still there and lasts much longer in adolescents than in adults.” For parents, that means limiting distractions so teenagers can make better choices. Take the homework and social media dilemma for example: At 9 p.m., shut off everything except a computer that has no access to Facebook or Twitter, the researchers advise. "I m not saying they shouldn’t be allowed access to technology, Vaidya says. "But some help in netting their concentration is necessary for them so they can develop those impulse(冲动)-control skills. In their study, Vaidya and co-author Shaun Vecera note researchers generally believe teenagers are impulsive, make bad decisions, and engage in risky behavior because the frontal lobes(额叶) of their brains are not fully developed. But the UT researchers wonder whether something more fundamental is going on with adolescents to cause behaviors independent of higher-level reasoning. “We want to try to understand how the brains reward system changes from childhood to adulthood, "says Vaidya, who adds the reward character in the human brain is easier than decision-making. "We’ve been trying to understand the reward process in adolescence and whether there is more to adolescence behavior than an underdeveloped frontal lobe, "he adds. For their study, the researchers persuaded 40 adolescents, aged 13 and 16, and 40 adults, aged 20 and 35 to participate. In the future, researchers hope to look into the psychological and neurological aspects of their results. 1.What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Adolescents care more about instant rewards. B. Adolescents cannot resist temptation of bigger rewards. C. Adolescents are most fond of texting to friends. D. Adolescents are sensitive to the effect of their behaviors. 2.What is the underlined word distractions closest in meaning to? A. Immediate rewards. B. The pull of social media. C. Concentration training. D. Obstacles to attention. 3.Which statement agrees with Jatin Vaidya's idea? A. Children should have access to the Internet B. Children need help in maintaining their attention. C. Parents should help children in making decisions. D. The influence of the reward is weak in adolescents 4.What result does teenagers’ brain underdevelopment lead to? A. Making good decisions B. Avoiding risky behavior C. Joining in dangerous actions D. Doing things after some thought
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In life, we're often torn between the person we want to be and the person we ought to be. Yet, while many hesitate to take the risks of becoming their "ideal self', a new study shows that people regret not running after their passion. Inspired by research published in the 1990s, psychologist Thomas Gilovich along with his colleague built upon his original study, which proved that regrets came from what people hadn't done, by looking into the content of people's most enduring regrets grown from not living up to our "ideal self", as opposed to not living according to our "ought self". Researchers began by explaining the difference between regrets concerning the "ideal self" and the "ought self", before asking participants to list their regrets. Across the six different studies conducted as part of this project, participants said they experienced regrets concerning their ideal self more often. They also mentioned more ideal-self regrets than ought-self regrets when asked to list their regrets in life so far. "Our work is the first to show that people's biggest life regrets more often involve failures to live up to their ideal self than their ought self," the researchers said. They advise that people go on with caution, as the best way to live depends on how much weight you place on your ought self and your ideal self. If you care more about your ought self, you'll be wise to minimize your regrets by thinking twice before going ahead and seizing the moment. Despite this research, however, knowing what you want and pursuing that passion are two different things. Maybe you'll be encouraged by a quote from Mark Twain:" Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, and catch the trade winds in your sails." 1.What did Thomas's original study prove? A. People didn't take a risk in life. B. People regretted what they hadn't done. C. People lived up to their ideal self. D. People regretted pursuing their passion. 2.How was the researchers' new study carried out? A. By analyzing six different studies. B. By analyzing people's various responses. C. By explaining the difference among regrets. D. By comparing ideal-self and ought-self regrets. 3.What did the researchers advise people to do? A. Look back now and then. B. Think twice before feeling regretful. C. Live according to their choice. D. Care more about their own life. 4.What is implied in Mark Twain's quote in the last paragraph? A. Everyone should be forced to pursue their goals. B. Everyone should make full use of their surroundings. C. Everyone should have the courage to pursue their goals. D. Everyone should stop themselves from getting disappointed.
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Children's Games in Ancient China Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn't have smart phone, iPad or computer to entertain(娱乐) themselves. 1. Let's take a look. Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. 2. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style. Playing hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease(戏弄) him. 3. 4. The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen, narrating stories and accompanied by music. Setting off firecrackers(鞭炮) Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast (野兽)named Nian in ancient China. 5. After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker. Crackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness(吉利). A. Watching shadow plays B. Each of them has special features. C. Different materials are used to make the kite. D. Shadow plays were the popular entertaining form in ancient times. E. And to scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast. F. More commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them. G. Instead, they came up with(想出) interesting games to play in their childhood.
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A smile is a facial expression showing pleasure, affection and friendliness. And it is the commonest way to show our good will perfectly ______ saying anything. A Chinese saying runs: “Never hit a person who is smiling at you.” It is a time-proven fact that the smile is a language all its own — a ______ language—understood by the people of every nation in the world. We may not ______ the same tongue as our foreign neighbors, but we smile in the same way. We need no ______ for such a way of expressing love, happiness, or good will. One day while I was _____ in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be ______ by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed most _____ and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing, and _____ angrily out of the store. On the outside stood a young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling smile covered his _____. The magnetic power of that smile ______ all bitterness within me, and I found the muscles in my own face happily ______ . “Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked. Then, obeying an impulse(冲动), I turned back. “I really owe you a debt of ____ ,” I said softly. His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to ______ . A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly. “Sir, Carlos doesn’t speak English.” She ______ , “You want me to tell him something?” At that moment I felt ______ . Carlos’ smile had made a big person of me. My friendliness and good ______ towards all mankind stood ten feet tall. “Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and _____ , “Tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’” “Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly ______ . I gave her arm a friendly ______ as I turned to leave. “Just tell him that,” I insisted. “He’ll understand, I am sure!” Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art ______ , anywhere and everywhere, with everybody. 1.A. by B. beyond C. on D. without 2.A. special B. universal C. beautiful D. national 3.A. speak B. regard C. stick D. hold 4.A. help B. interpreter C. reason D. concept 5.A. driving B. travelling C. shopping D. living 6.A. treated B. attended C. approached D. scolded 7.A. unlucky B. unfriendly C. uneasy D. unconscious 8.A. marched B. tracked C. moved D. wandered 9.A. head B. face C. mind D. shoulder 10.A. froze B. brought about C. left D. drove away 11.A. tightening B. loosening C. responding D. moving 12.A. money B. gratitude C. care D. concern 13.A. smile B. look C. join D. answer 14.A. volunteered B. hoped C. inspected D. expressed 15.A. changed B. hurt C. satisfied D. interested 16.A. luck B. wish C. will D. plan 17.A. sincere B. crazy C. excited D. frankly 18.A. absorbed B. confused C. convinced D. determined 19.A. hit B. kiss C. hug D. pat 20.A. quickly B. happily C. diligently D. certainly
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 When Victor Gao was growing up in rural China in 1. 1970s, cars and trucks were so rare that he would chase them with the other children through the dirt roads, 2. (thrill) by the strange sight. Today, China is the world’s largest automobile producer, 3. more than double the capacity of the United States. “I never 4. (expect) that an ordinary Chinese family would own a car and China would be a major automobile making country,” Gao said, “It would be completely beyond my 5. (wild) dreams that China would produce more automobiles than the US.” December 18, 2018 marks four decades since China started the process, 6. has transformed it from a poor country into an economic superpower. This era of great change 7. (know) broadly as “Reform and Opening”. At the beginning of the reform era, China’s GDP was just under $150 billion 8. it has sharply increased to over $12 trillion today. In the last 20 years alone, wealth per adult has quadrupled(成四倍), 9. (leave) fewer than 1% of the population in extreme 10. (poor). China now has 600 billionaires, a higher number than anywhere else in the world.
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根据首字母，在句中填入正确的单词使句子意思完整。 1.The car is still under g________, so the manufacturer will repair it without charging you any money. 2.The newly-built theater is wheelchair a________, which brings great convenience to the disabled who can only move around on wheelchairs. 3.President Xi said we should make China a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized and h________ modern socialist country. 4.Mr. Wang is a________ as an excellent goalkeeper because he never fails to catch the ball. 5.With the popularity of Zhuhai Chime Long Ocean Kingdom, more local employments will be created, p________ in service industries. 6.Students’ bringing cellphones back to the campus is f________ in Zhuhai No.1 High school. 7.Words failed to c________ my feelings the moment I saw my long-lost sister at the railway station in London. 8.The job a________ must have good communication skills, a business qualification and first of all previous working experience. 9.China made a c________ to peace and promised not to launch war against other countries first. 10.She is increasingly l________ in confidence about herself, because she is not good at sports and always fails in the exams.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 I am honored to have the chance to write for you. I have noticed that our school has very limited resources in term of students’ opportunities to do sports. It is known to all what sports are very important to young people. If they have an access to good sports facilities, young people can adopt a healthy lifestyle and become more confident. I suggest build a new playground, where should be designed for students with different interests. They should have a different section for each activity and available to students all year round. I believe so a sports area will meet our sporting needs. Thanks for your reading.
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假定你是李华，今年暑假你将参加“英国名校两周游”夏令营，计划7月份在伦敦逗留三天（7月13至15日），并住在Wellington Hotel。你想与去年在你家接待过的英国学生 Charlie见面，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 简单介绍伦敦的行程； 2. 希望见面并商量见面的时间和地点。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Charlie, How time flies! It has been almost a year since your last visit. ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua
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