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What will the woman probably do today? A.Go camping. B.Review lessons. C.Take an exam.
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What is the most expensive item? A.The washing machine. B.The fridge. C.The bed.
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Where are the speakers? A.In the office. B.At home. C.In the supermarket.
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What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.The man’s change . B.The man’s childhood. C.The man’s favorite movies.
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What do we know about Mrs. William? A.She is in her thirties. B.She had her daughter at the age of 25. C.She looks younger than she is.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What happened to the speakers? A.They had difficulty getting a map. B.They lost their way. C.They were given the wrong directions. 2.What will the woman do? A.Drive the car. B.Blame the man. C.Call her sister.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What does the man do? A.A sportsman. B.A tour guide. C.A sports writer. 2.What does the woman think of the man’s job? A.Tiring. B.Great. C.Boring.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What is the weather like now? A.Warm and sunny. B.Chilly and snowy. C.Cold and cloudy. 2.How will the man go to work? A.On foot. B.By bus. C.By car. 3.What is the woman trying to persuade the man to do? A.Listen to the forecast. B.Wear warm clothes. C.Go out for lunch.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What’s the man’s plan for this summer? A.Working at musical festivals. B.Doing a market survey. C.Staying with his family. 2.Where will the woman probably work this summer? A.In a restaurant. B.In a hotel. C.On a farm. 3.How long will the woman work every day? A.4 hours. B.5 hours. C.6 hours. 4.Where did the woman get the job information? A.From her friend. B.From a magazine. C.From her parents.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 1.In which country is the speaker now? A.America. B.England. C.Australia. 2.When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published? A.In 2007. B.In 2012. C.In 2014. 3.What award has the speaker won? A.The Man Booker Prize. B.The Commonwealth Book Prize. C.The Tinniswood Award. 4.What will the speaker do next? A.Introduce her works. B.Answer questions. C.Visit the library.
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In many developed countries, people who have high degrees begin to work longer than those who don’t. About 65% of American men aged 62－74 with a professional degree are in the workforce (劳动人口), compared with 32% of men who only finish high school. This gap is part of a deepening divide between the well-educated wealthy and the unskilled poor. Rapid technological advance has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while squeezing those of the unskilled. The consequences, for individuals and society, are profound . The world is facing an astonishing rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600 million to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity (长寿) translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift (变化) will lead to slower economic growth, while the swelling (渐增的) ranks of pensioners will create government budget problems. Policies are partly responsible. Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early. Even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement. But the changing nature of work also plays a big role. Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to reap (获得) rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the preceding (先前的) generation. Technological change may well reinforce (强化) that shift: the skills that complement (补充) computers, from management know-how to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age. 1.What is the common phenomenon in the workforce in rich countries? A.Younger people are replacing the elderly. B.People with no college degree cannot find any job. C.Well-educated people tend to work longer. D.Unemployment rates are decreasing year after year. 2.In view of the experience of the 20th century, many observers predict that ________. A.there will be more competition in the job market B.government budgets will decrease C.more people will try to receive higher education D.economic growth will slow down 3.According to the text, what is the result of policy changes in European countries? A.Unskilled workers may choose to retire early. B.Even wealthy people must work longer to live comfortably in retirement. C.People may be able to use computers to do more complicated work. D.More and more people have to go abroad to hunt for jobs.
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Reducing plastic waste isn't easy because the cheap material is found in almost every household item. Now, a delicious and nutritious solution has come up to help reduce our dependence on this environmental hazard. David Christian, the co-founder of Evoware, says the idea of creating the biodegradable (生物降解的) products came from concern at the country’s high pollution rate. Indonesia is home to four of the world's worst polluted rivers. Since single-use packaging is a large contributor to the problem, Evoware decided to deal with that first. After investigating various materials, the company settled on seaweed. Unlike corn, commonly used for biodegradable containers, seaweed does not require resources like water or large amounts of space. Since Indonesian farmers already harvest more seaweed than they can sell, it's easy for the company to find the material. Though they will not reveal their production process, Evoware says the seaweed packaging contains no chemicals and is safe to consume. The company has also invented single-use cups, which can break down 30 days after they're thrown away. While replacing plastic with the seaweed products may seem appealing to most of us, it is a hard-sell in Indonesia. According to Christian, ''The awareness to reduce single-use plastic is still very low. This makes our bioplastic unnecessary.” Also a factor is the cost, which is higher than using plastic. Hopefully, Evoware will succeed in convincing Indonesians and people worldwide that switching to their products will be helpful to protecting our beautiful planet. 1.What problem did Evoware decide to deal with first? A.Ways to clean the four worst polluted rivers. B.What nutritious materials for people to use. C.How to deal with single-use packaging. D.Means to contribute to the country's economy. 2.Why did Evoware choose seaweed? A.It didn't require much space and was easy to get. B.It could be found everywhere in his country. C.It was most commonly used for packaging. D.It grew thickly in most of the polluted rivers. 3.What can we infer from Christian's words? A.Their seaweed products have won government support. B.Sometimes it's hard to get people to reduce the use of plastics. C.Their new products have received worldwide popularity. D.The cost of making seaweed products will be lowered soon. 4.What does the underlined word ''hard-sell'' in Paragraph 5 refer to? A.Something lasting long. B.Something hard to accept. C.Something easy to get. D.Something commonly seen.
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Roughly the size of a soda can, sitting on a bookshelf, a relatively harmless device (设备) may be turning friends away from your home. The elephant in your living room is your Internet-connected camera, a device people are increasingly using for peace of mind in their homes. But few stop to think about the effect these devices may have on house guests. Should you tell your friends, for instance, that they're being recorded while you all watch the big game together? “It's certainly new territory, especially as home security cameras become easier to fix,” says Lizzie Post, president of the Emily Post Institute, America's distinguished manners advisors. “I think it will be very interesting to see what manners appear in terms of whether you tell people you have a camera or not, and whether guests have a right to ask that it be turned off, if it's not a security issue.” Post wants to make clear that she's not talking about legal rights, but rather personal preference. When it comes to security cameras, Post says it's a host's responsibility to make sure guests feel comfortable within their home. If the host casually acknowledges that there is a camera in the room by telling a story about it, that may be enough to provide an opening for a guest to say if they are uncomfortable. However, if a contractor (合约工) is working in your home, you don't need to tell them that there are cameras watching. Then again, the camera can also work in contractors' favor. “If anything does go wrong while they're in the house, they don't want to be blamed for it,” she says. “In fact, the camera could be the thing that proves that they didn't steal the $20, or knock the vase off the table.” 1.The visitors are concerned that the security camera may________. A.threaten their health B.spoil their peace of mind C.disturb their privacy D.affect their preference 2.How can the home security camera benefit contractors working in your home? A.It can prevent the accidents happening. B.It can prove their innocence. C.It can record their working progress. D.It can make their work more enjoyable. 3.What's the author's attitude towards the security camera? A.Negative. B.Pessimistic. C.Favorable. D.Objective.
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The world is a colorful landscape of different languages, skin colors, and different cultures. It's important to have a good understanding of different cultures in order to become a well-rounded person1. One way is to read books written by authors from a particular culture. Reading works by authors who have a close relationship with a particular culture allows people to gain an authentic glimpse into the food, music, language, religion, and way of a life of a particular group of people. 2. Another way to learn about different cultures is to try to learn a foreign language.3.A person can choose a language she has always wanted to learn and locate learning programs to help her master the language. Besides, one can enroll in a foreign language class in order to learn in a more formal setting. One can also try to visit areas of the city to establish social connection with native speakers of the language. 4.Seek out restaurants that feature authentic food from a variety of countries. Food is an important part of different cultures and allows people to gain deep understanding into a particular cultural group's way of life. Communicating with people from other countries through email or snail mail is another useful way to become familiar with different cultures.5.Various websites offer pen pal services, offering to connect individuals with pen friends around the world. A.Trying authentic food from a specific cultural group is also a great idea. B.The Internet has made it possible to communicate with others from different countries. C.Making contact with native speakers of the language allows one to gain firsthand knowledge. D.There are several ways to become knowledgeable about different cultures. E.Stories based on a local culture expose one to a different culture. F.One way to develop this appreciation is to try to team about other cultures around the world. G.A variety of language-learning books, software, and audio programs is available.
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When I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill. When snow would _______, my two brothers would grab their sleds (雪橇) and _______over to the hill for a day of fun. I remember watching them with _______ because I was too small to go sledding. Finally, one winter I was thought _______enough and joined my brothers as they _______their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it. The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the _______of my life. It was so exciting _______the wind whip across my face as I flew down the hillside. Near the end of the day I was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all _______. I climbed on it full of _______and laid on my stomach. Then with one big __________my brother sent me zooming down the __________hillside. I was doing pretty well too __________I hit an old stump (树桩) hidden by the snow and went off __________ , straight towards one of those big Oak trees. At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the__________. I could hear my brothers running down the hill __________ , “You have to steer (掌舵)! You have to steer!” __________ , that wasn’t the last time I failed to steer when some __________knocked me off course in my life. Many times problems, troubles, and my own failings have sent me crashing into the trees of __________, frustration, and despair. I am learning that life isn’t always __________ sledding. It’s up to me to steer __________. 1.A.melt B.freeze C.roll D.fall 2.A.jump B.flee C.head D.cycle 3.A.joy B.surprise C.envy D.panic 4.A.strong B.big C.brave D.wise 5.A.carried B.slid C.drove D.shook 6.A.glory B.fate C.time D.failure 7.A.hearing B.smelling C.Watching D.feeling 8.A.in pairs B.in public C.by myself D.on purpose 9.A.anger B.excitement C.energy D.puzzle 10.A.push B.pull C.kick D.throw 11.A.grassy B.rainy C.snowy D.woody 12.A.until B.when C.after D.since 13.A.work B.course C.duty D.stage 14.A.fence B.pole C.wall D.tree 15.A.sighing B.murmuring C.whistling D.yelling 16.A.Happily B.Luckily C.Sadly D.Hopefully 17.A.barrier B.dream C.decision D.victory 18.A.satisfaction B.hope C.happiness D.anger 19.A.hard B.rough C.safe D.nervous 20.A.well B.fast C.slowly D.randomly
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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。 When an important holiday comes, I usually think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family members. It is the act itself rather than the thing you buy that 1.(matter). Either a small present, a text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers. 2., I had never got anything from my son, who is a university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their children’s birthday, but their children seem to be very 3. (forget). They seldom do something in return. Life is unpredictable, and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and I, as usual, 4. (meet) him at the station. 5.arriving home, much to my surprise, my son took out a wrist watch and gave it to me, 6. (say) it was a birthday gift for me. It is a very fashionable watch, 7.shows not only hours, minutes and seconds but days as well. You can imagine how surprised and excited I was at that moment. Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents and just take them for granted. It is natural for people to have such concerns and 8.(worry), but things may not turn out as badly as9.(expect). We need to look more at the positive side of life, as a famous writer once said, “Life is 10.best classroom one can never get.”
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假如你叫李华，你在朋友家看到一套英文原版的The Magic Tree House Books，非常喜欢。但是你所在城市的书店却没有这套书。因此，你给这家出版社写信寻求帮助，内容如下: 1. 解释写此信的原因； 2. 询问对方是否可海外邮寄这套书籍，如果有，咨询费用情况； 3. 询问对方在中国有没有合作商，以便自己在国内网上买到这套书。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。 4. 合作商 cooperative parter Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you first for your kind attention to my letter. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I would appreciate it a lot if you could reply earlier. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
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| 18. 难度：困难 | |
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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。 Jack, a clerk at the local bank, was wandering alone on the street. It was a cold, silent winter night. His mind was on his wife Linda, who had been in a car accident two months ago and was now lying in a hospital bed, waiting for more money for her operation. Jack had sold everything he had, and he had tried his best to borrow money from all the people and banks he could. But the real world is cruel. A large amount of money was still needed. To Jack, it would mean a great deal of suffering to see his wife die without any help. “I have only one option left, ”Jack said to himself. Then he went to the bank, his workplace, again. For several days, he observed the bank and planned a theft. The next day, he went to work as usual. Everything seemed normal: he joked with his workmates and helped his clients as he always did. But no one noticed that he had brought a bigger suitcase to work, instead of the small one he always carried. At 5:00 pm, the bank closed, and the clerks and the guards had all gone home. However, at that moment, Jack was in the bathroom, and the guards didn’t notice him, of course. When the noises coming from the street were replaced by silence and everything turned dark, Jack came out from the bathroom. He first cut the lines of the alarms and monitors with tools from his new suitcase. He was all too familiar with the equipment since he had been working there for 8 years and had been studying the security system for the past 30 days. Using a special key and some other tools, he then easily opened the doors of the safes. The bank’s security system wasn’t very good, which allowed Jack to take a lot of money. Several minutes later, Jack left the bank with a heavy bag filled with money. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 应使用5个以上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： After Jack had been gone from the bank for a while, the alarms began to ring.__________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2： But the most unlucky man was the manager of the bank, an old man._________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
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