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英汉互译 1.__________ n．习语, 成语 2.__________ n．当权, 权力 3.__________ trouble处于困境中 4.__________ the first time首次, 第一次 5.get the chance __________ sth．有机会做某事 6.instead __________ 代替, 而不是 7.__________ authority当权 8.date back __________ 追溯到 9.kill two birds with one stone ___________ 10.When the cat’s away, the mice will play．__________ 11.hold your horses __________ 12.rain cats and dogs __________
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用适当的关系副词填空 1.Somehow they manage to travel around 4,000 kilometres south and find their way to places __________ they will spend the winter． 2.The solution to the mystery of the monarch’s amazing ability comes at a time __________ it is in serious trouble． 3.Unfortunately, human activity is the main reason __________ the monarch numbers are falling． 4.Two giant pandas from China were welcomed to the Chinese-style compound _________ they were to live． 5.On 30th May, after the preparations were complete, the day finally came __________ the pandas met their fans for the first time． 6.People were excited—the zoo is the only place in the country __________ it is possible to see pandas． 7.The main reason __________ people were so excited is that pandas are just so cute！ 8.In the evening __________ the sun sets, we go out and sit on the balcony __________ we can watch lots of different animals come down to drink at the waterhole．
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根据语境及汉语或首字母提示正确拼写单词 1.Some __________（习语）are very new and you’ll need to make sure what they mean． 2.She has the a__________ to make important decisions in the office． 3.To __________（存活）in the forest, animals must climb from tree to tree． 4.The whole city was __________（毁掉）in the earthquake．
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单句语法填空 1.Leaving home __________ the first time he felt cheerful and sad by turns． 2.Standing on the top of the mountain is an ancient tower __________（date）back to two hundred years ago． 3.I feel it an honour to have the chance __________（tell）you something about our after-class activities． 4.Unfortunately, human activity is the main reason—__________ this reason the monarch numbers are falling． 5.The oldest zoo in China is Beijing Zoo, __________ was founded in 1906．
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For centuries, men at sea have told stories about their experiences of seeing sea monsters like sea snakes and big whales．These stories are often considered as folk tales（民间传说）rather than real experiences．However, the large number of sightings and the use of modern technology are changing this attitude, making us wonder if those men were telling real experiences． The following are some of the most well-known cases bout sea monsters living in the oceans．On August 6, 1848, in the Atlantic Ocean, seven men reported that they saw a creature about 60 feet long．The creature’s body was dark brown in colour except for its white throat area．The creature was swimming at a speed of 15 miles per hour with its head above the water． In 1961, Mrs Stoudt and her sister were walking with their children along a strait in Washington D．C．when they saw something like a tree branch in the water．As the object moved closer to them, they saw a creature, which had a snake -like head and 3 humps（峰）．They said it looked like some sort of dinosaur．Then it moved even closer to them．Its frightening look made one of Mrs Stoudt’s children cry． On December 12, 1964, French photographer Robert Serrec was having a holiday in Queensland, Australia．He was out off the coast in small boats with his family and friends．Suddenly, they noticed a creature, about 75-80 feet long．They described it as a tadpole-like（像蝌蚪的）creature with a snake-like head．They took pictures of the creature before it swam off． 1.What does the underlined word“cases”in Paragraph 2 most probably mean？ A.Boxes． B.Examples． C.Explanations． D.Creatures． 2.Which of the following statements about the 1848 sea monster is not true？ A.It was about sixty feet long． B.It kept its head above the water when it swam． C.Its whole body was dark brown． D.It was found in the Atlantic Ocean． 3.It can be inferred from the passage that ． A.the 1848 sea monster swam faster than the 1961 and the 1964 sea monsters B.the three sea monsters mentioned in the passage each had a snake-like head C.the 1964 sea monster was longer than the 1848 sea monster D.Robert serre went to Australia in order to see a sea monster 4.The writer's purpose of writing the passage is ． A.to show people the danger of travelling by sea B.to tell us that sea monster stories might be true C.to explain why people are afraid of sea monsters D.to tell people where they can find sea monsters
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Six-year-old Mia Rabii is from California．She didn’t expect to become a（n）___ when she went for a walk with her mum recently．But when some strangers called out for ___, Mia and her mum ran to their side． It turns out that some ducklings（小鸭子）had gotten stuck and the people who found them were unable to ___ them．But luckily for the ducklings, Mia had just what it took to bring them to ___．Now the six-year-old’s ___ act is being talked about around the world． It all ___ when a family found a mother duck ___ with only one duckling．The father duck was nearby, but ___, there were no other ducklings following them．___ the family knew that ducks often travel in flocks（群）, they realized that something was probably ____． Then suddenly, there were strange ____ coming from a drainage pipe（排水管）．They were the cries of ducklings．It turned out that the other ducklings had ____ into the pipe and gotten stuck．Unluckily, no one in the family had slim（纤细的）enough ____ to reach down and pull out the ducklings—but ____, there was a hero nearby． The family ____ Mia and her mum, who immediately rushed to them．The family filled Mia and her mum in on what had ____, and Mia decided to take action ____ and try to bring the ducklings to safety． Mia put her arm down into the darkness and carefully ____ the first duckling．Mia then rushed back to save the ____ duckling．And the next．．．until she had brought all eight ducklings to safety． After Mia saved the little creatures from ____, the overjoyed mother duck went off with her beloved ducklings． 1.A.actor B.interviewer C.hero D.doctor 2.A.advice B.help C.treatment D.encouragement 3.A.lose B.feed C.protect D.save 4.A.safety B.health C.joy D.strength 5.A.smart B.creative C.kind D.fair 6.A.succeeded B.failed C.stopped D.started 7.A.working B.walking C.waiting D.playing 8.A.strangely B.suddenly C.usually D.undoubtedly 9.A.Though B.If C.Before D.Because 10.A.wrong B.different C.common D.familiar 11.A.warnings B.feelings C.sounds D.smells 12.A.broken B.fallen C.looked D.flown 13.A.ropes B.arms C.sticks D.fingers 14.A.surprisingly B.clearly C.naturally D.luckily 15.A.nodded to B.listened to C.laughed at D.shouted at 16.A.happened B.changed C.remained D.finished 17.A.patiently B.secretly C.immediately D.finally 18.A.guided B.examined C.covered D.lifted 19.A.same B.other C.next D.last 20.A.fear B.doubt C.danger D.anger
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语法填空 During most of the Stone Age, people lived by hunting and gathering their food in Egypt．They travelled from place to place in the Nile Valley,1.（harvest）wild grasses, digging up roots, and finding bird eggs．They fished in the Nile River and gathered reeds（芦苇）from its shores 2.（make）baskets． By around 10,000 BC, Egypt had gotten so 3.（crowd）that people were forced to begin growing their own food．People also began to keep cows, sheep and pigs that they 4.（possible）bought from their West Asian neighbours．This is 5. we call the Agricultural Revolution today． But farming brought many other changes too．Once people started planting crops, they had to defend the land 6. their crops were．There was more fighting．Soon people began to band together 7. larger communities that could fight better．They chose leaders．8.（see）the advantages that farming brought them, those leaders forced more and more people to start farming and settle down under their leadership． Around 3,500 BC, donkeys 9.（use）to carry ivory and gold north into Egypt, and to carry Egyptian things south to Sudan and Kenya．That made both places 10.（rich）than they were before．Together, the trade and the farming helped to start the old Kingdom．
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