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I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.” I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”. As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 1.The passage shows that ______. A.mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B.mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done C.mother cared much about her daughter in words D.mother wrote to her daughter in careful words 2.The word “gulf” in the passage means ______. A.deep understanding between the old and the young B.different ideas between the mother and the daughter C.free talks between mother and daughter D.part of the sea going far in land 3.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness? A.She had never received the letter. B.For years, she often talked about the letter. C.She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D.She read the letter again and again till she died. 4.What’s the best title of the passage? A.My letter to Mother B.Mother and Children C.My mother’s Desk D.Talks between Mother and Me
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Do you know the following expressions? Homeric laughter The “Homer” in this expression is the Greek poet who wrote The Iliad and the Odyssey. People laugh differently. Some laugh silently, while others tend to laugh loudly. “Homeric laughter” refers to laughter of the latter (后者) kind. It is at times uncontrollable, and the entire body shakes during the process. This kind of laughter is called Homeric laughter because this is how the gods laughed in Homer’s classics. Faustian bargain According to most stories, Faust was a German scholar who was rather unhappy with his life. The devil( 魔 鬼 ), Mephistopheles, promises him that in return for his soul, he will give Faust unlimited power and knowledge. Faust agrees and experiences all kinds of pleasures, but, in the end, his soul is condemned to the hell (下地狱). A “Faustian bargain” therefore is a deal that finally results in one's ruin. It means a bargain made for temporary gain without taking future consequences into consideration. A three-ring circus (马戏团) When you refer to a situation as being a three-ring circus, you are saying that it is a situation of complete confusion. There are so many activities taking place all together that they leave you confused or annoyed. The expression comes from the world of entertainment — the circus. The area where the artists perform their acts is called the “ring”. In the past, some of the circuses were so grand that they had three acts taking place simultaneously in three different “rings”. The audience had to decide which “ring” they wanted to focus on. In the swim (of things) When someone is in the swim of things, the individual is actively participating in the things happening around him, as in “I've been ill, but soon I'll be back in the swim of things.” In the world of fishing, fishermen use the word “swim” to refer to the section of the lake/river where fish can be found in plenty. So, if you are a fisherman and wish to catch a lot of fish, where would you be? You would be “in the swim”! 1.According to the text, Homeric laughter _______. A.was the way Homeric laughed B.means nervous, silent laughter C.is a way to show disagreement D.comes from a Greek poet’s works 2.If a person makes a Faustian bargain, _______. A.he might come to a bad end B.he would be considered clever C.his life would become satisfying D.he would gain power and knowledge 3.What does the underlined word “simultaneously” most probably mean? A.All of a sudden. B.Little by little. C.At the same time. D.One after another. 4.What do we learn about the expression “in the swim (of things)”? A.It means having a lot of things to do． B.It has nothing to do with swimming． C.Originally it was used to refer to "going fishing"． D.Patients use it to express their desire for health.
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Throughout Europe golf has been popular for many years. A recent report says that in Great Britain alone, 700 new golf courses (球场) will have to be built over the next ten years to satisfy people’s demand. This is all good news for golf lovers, but it worries those who want to protect the environment. Their argument is that the new courses are disturbing the balance of nature. Woods, ponds and fields are being dug up to make way for the courses. The birds and animals that used to live there are being killed or forced to leave. The amount of water that a club uses to keep its course in good condition is reducing the amount of water available for industrial and other uses. The chemicals used to control insects are sinking into the underground water. There may be some truth in this, but it is not the whole truth. The days are long past when building of any kind was allowed in beautiful places with no thought for the environment. Planning permission, nowadays, is as strict for golf courses as it is for any other type of development. Before any such project is given the go-ahead, many factors are studied. It is only when it is clear that no harm will be done to the area that the builders are allowed to move in. A strong case can even be made that golf courses are actually good for the areas where they are built. Courses are built in areas which are not areas of natural beauty. The new courses often make the area livelier. To make holes more difficult, trees are planted and lakes are filled in around greens. Not surprisingly perhaps, it is not unusual to find that, within months of a course being completed, a whole variety of animals and birds have moved in. Obviously, careful thought has to go into the design of the new courses. As few changes as possible should be made to the natural environment. The wild-life and woods should also be protected. But this can be, and is being, done. There is no reason why golfers and nature cannot live peacefully together. 1.What is TRUE about building a new golf course nowadays? A.It takes up too much land. B.A lot of trees have to be cut down. C.It is easy to get planning taken into consideration. D.Many things will be taken into consideration. 2.What can we infer from Paragraph 4? A.That a whole variety of animals and birds have moved in the courses is uncommon. B.Only when it is clear that no harm will be done to the area, are the builders allowed to move in. C.Golf courses could make local areas look beautiful. D.Golf courses’ construction wastes too much water and money. 3.Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the text? (P=paragraph) A. C.
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An abandoned car in Chicago worth about $600 has been issued more than $100, 000 in parking tickets (罚单) over the past three years. Now Jennifer Fitzgerald, 31, is stuck with the bill but says the 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo actually belongs to an ex-boyfriend who registered (登记注册) the car in her name without informing her. The Expired Meter ( 停车计时器) reports that from May 23, 2009 to April 30, 2012, the Chicago Department of Finance (DOF) issued 678 tickets against the car, totaling $105, 761.80. It set a Chicago record both for the total number and amount of parking fines issued. In fact, it blew past the previous record holder, which was $65,000 from about 400 tickets. But Fitzgerald says she doesn’t owe the city a dime (10 分硬币) and has filed a lawsuit (诉讼 ) in Cook County Circuit Court against the city of Chicago, United Airlines and the ex-boyfriend. Fitzgerald has two main arguments in her case. First, she says her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Preveau, is the actual owner of the car, having bought it from her uncle for $600 in 2008. In fact, Brandon paid for the car’s title (所有权), registration and insurance, but it was registered in Fitzgerald’s name. “Brandon used his 2007 income tax refund ( 退 款 ) to pay Patrick $600 for the car,” reads Fitzgerald’s complaint. “For reasons not recalled by Patrick, however, Patrick signed the title to the car over to Fitzgerald.” Second, Fitzgerald’s lawyer is arguing that the city should have simply towed (拖走) the car after 30 days from O’Hare Airport, where it was parked and where Brandon worked at the time. According to Fitzgerald’s complaint, on or before November 17, 2009, Brandon drove the car into the parking lot and never drove it out again. And as the Expired Meter reports, Chicago law does state exactly that an abandoned vehicle is to be towed 30 days after being illegally parked. 1.After the Chicago Department of Finance noticed the car, it _______. A.wanted to break a record B.tried its best to find its owner C.kept issuing tickets against the car D.decided to play a joke on its owner 2.From Paragraph 3, we know that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______. A.sold the car to her ex-boyfriend long ago B.received the car from her ex-boyfriend C.didn’t know anything about the car D.wasn’t the real owner of the car 3.Jennifer Fitzgerald filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago because the city _______. A.didn’t inform her as soon as it found the missing car B.didn’t tow the vehicle after 30 days from O’Hare Airport C.didn’t state exactly that an abandoned vehicle was to be towed D.didn’t help her find the car when it was missing in the beginning 4.After reading the passage we learn that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______. A.doesn’t want to pay any money B.thinks Patrick should pay the fines C.isn’t trying to find her ex-boyfriend D.has never been to O’Hare Airport
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Even if you wake up every day with a perfect smile on your face, it can easily be ruined by the difficult people you meet at your workplace. You can’t avoid them because they are already part of your daily life. They make your day stressful which gives you a terrible feeling to leave the work immediately. 1. I will share a few effective strategies which will help you to deal with these difficult people. Don’t take it personally. Difficult people see others’ opinion as conflicting (冲突) to their belief. Their behaviour is already a habit to them so if you take it personally, they may even plan to make your life more terrible. Remember the problem is not only with you.2. Listen to what they say. Sometimes what difficult people want is someone’s attention and love. There are also difficult people who don’t even speak but will just throw you with sullen ( 愠怒的) looks to make you feel uneasy. 3. The thought of you standing there and waiting for a response will make them feel uncomfortable and they will just decide to speak up. If they do, listen carefully and analyze it. Don’t get discouraged. I have already told you that it would be really difficult for you to change their behaviour but never give up. It should be you affecting them and not them affecting you.4. They would not interfere (干扰) with you again. If they realize that, you can already enjoy your stay in the office or in the school. 5. Instead of dealing with their pessimistic attitude every day, try to look at what advantages these people have. That way, they will start to like and appreciate you. Also, they won’t give you cold stares any more. A.See what’s good in these people. B.Choose topics that you both like. C.Difficult people are sometimes suffering from low self-esteem (自尊). D.If this happens, ask them and wait for a minute until he or she speaks. E.What’s worse is that they can even make your enjoyable day unhealthy. F.There must be many people who feel annoyed with their unpleasant behaviour. G.Once they feel that you are different and they can’t beat you, they’ll learn to become distant.
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While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map reading course, for the simple reason that I always feel_______ even with a map in my hand. For weeks I had_______ awake at night thinking of the practical_______ I would have to face at the end of the course. At last, the evil day arrived. It was my responsibility to_______a small group of soldiers back to camp from the middle of ___________.We were driven out in a closed truck and _______ in a ploughed (犁地) field with_______ to get back to camp as quickly as possible. Well knowing my weakness, the soldiers smiled as they saw me_______ the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions. I folded the map up, put it in my pocket, and said that we would ___________ east. After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream. I looked at the map________ It seemed to be________ with masses of (大量) thin blue lines. But which particular line was this ________? In despair (绝望地), we sat down in the cool ________ and I feel like ________ the map into the water. Fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us a __________ to the nearest village. I ________ that we had been out for a walk and __________ got lost. The boatman invited us ____________ and I felt________ when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test! Not long afterwards, we________ that boat and, following the boatman’s instructions, took a bus into the village and get back to camp. 1.A.excited B.stupid C.blind D.lost 2.A.suffered B.lain C.slept D.laid 3.A.experience B.course C.test D.march 4.A.lead B.drive C.help D.watch 5.A.village B.downtown C.nowhere D.forest 6.A.left B.worked C.fought D.camped 7.A.suggestions B.directions C.information D.instructions 8.A.looking at B.folding up C.picking up D.putting on 9.A.head B.point C.find D.guide 10.A.instead B.anyway C.alone D.again 11.A.spread B.painted C.covered D.separated 12.A.map B.stream C.way D.field 13.A.tent B.ground C.coast D.shade 14.A.tearing B.throwing C.striking D.destroying 15.A.lift B.route C.favor D.service 16.A.declared B.pretended C.admitted D.described 17.A.altogether B.almost C.possible D.somehow 18.A.on board B.to dinner C.on duty D.for sightseeing 19.A.afraid B.foolish C.fortunate D.interested 20.A.took off B.got on C.got off D.gave up
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The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain________as the plane was making a landing. A.seat B.seating C.seated D.to be seating
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Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage ________ the girl and took her away, ________ into the woods. A.seizing; disappeared B.seized; disappeared C.seizing; disappearing D.seized; disappearing
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________ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement. A.The president will attend B.The president to attend C.The president attended D.The president’s attending
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In order to improve English，________. A.Jenny’s father bought her a lot of tapes B.Jenny bought a lot of tapes for herself C.a lot of tapes were bought by Jenny D.a lot of tapes were bought by Jenny’s father
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Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ________ some schools for poor children. A.set up B.setting up C.have set up D.having set up
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________ from heart trouble for years, Professor White has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes. A.Suffered B.Suffering C.Having suffered D.Being suffered
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Foods ________ good, like milk and cookies, are called comfort foods because they make you feel better. A.tastes B.tasting C.to taste D.tasted
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The earthquake _____ the tsunami (海啸) happened deep under the sea, _____ more than 200,000 people. A.causing; killing B.caused; killing C.causing; killed D.caused; killed
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Work _____, we left the office. A.finishing B.had been finished C.having finished D.finished
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“If”, he added, “_____ enough time, I would certainly have done it better.” A.to give B.being given C.given D.giving
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_____ faith in himself, the scientist was determined to carry on with his research, no matter what others said. A.Never to lose B.To never lose C.Never losing D.Never lost
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Maria looked forward with hope _____ from you, but you never wrote a word to her. A.to be heard B.to hear C.to being heard D.to hearing
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It was fortunate that Jack narrowly escaped _____ in a traffic accident last month. A.killing B.being killed C.to be killed D.to kill
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The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good deed quietly, and to have it _____ out by accident. A.find B.finding C.found D.to find
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With the thick snow _____ the top of the mountain all the year around, few visitors can get there. A.covered B.covering C.to be covered D.being covered
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Once there lived a rich man 1.wanted to do something for the people of his town, but first he wanted to find out 2.they deserved (值得) his help. In the center of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he3. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon 4.old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone 5.the center of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 6. man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but didn’t try to remove it. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 7. (say) to himself: “The night will be very dark. Some neighbors8. (come) along later in the dark and fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his9. (strong) to move it, only10. (find) a bag of money under the stone. Imagine how surprised he was!
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根据所给的首字母或汉语提示, 结合句意, 用 3—6 模块中的单词的正确形式填空. 1.Our organization is always in need of volunteers to serve on the _____ (委员会). 2.The study showed that a new chemical _____ (物质) had been found. 3.Sports and leisure f _____ (设施) are provided in the neighbourhood. 4.The local authority has _____ (签合同) with a company to build a new railway. 5.As is stated in the regulation, nobody can go inside without p _____. 6.I have no _____ (统计数字) to share with you on this project. 7.The government has threatened to take _____ (军事的) action. 8.I bought a model of Eiffel Tower as a _____ (纪念品) of Paris. 9.Only one man is said to have _____ (幸存) such a journey. 10.The headmaster was invited to give a speech at the opening c _____ of the art festival.
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文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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。 Dear classmates, I’ll tell you something about my future. Every one of us is thinking about the future. I have decided to become the middle school teacher. Does it sound surprising? I have this dream when I was only a child. I love children. Which we all can see, teachers are great needed in our country, especially in the countryside. Many parents want his children to be well-educated, and they don’t want them to be teachers. Perhaps one of the main reason is because that teachers work too hard but get too little. In spite that, I am determined to devote all my life to teach in my hometown.
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