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Nearly 25% of the entire U.S. population is likely to hit the road during the holidays this year. We’ve picked the best road food stops along some of the South’s most traveled interstates（洲际公路）. 1-35∣San Antonio, TX, to Oklahoma City, OK Fancy That∣Exit 109, Norman, OK I Miles from Interestate:2.8 This downtown store offers a sit-down “classic lunch” for $8 that includes an entrée（主菜）and a side; a big meatball sandwich, perhaps, with a strawberry, blue cheese, or a fat BLT on Texas toast with a salad. 215 East Main Street: 236/908-2209; www.fancythat.us.com Babe’s Chicken Dinner House Ⅰ Exit 477, Sanger, Texas Ⅰ Miles from Interstate: 0.8 You’ll find yourself at Babe’s by the log-foot-tall chicken standing outside the front door of this store. But here’s the real draw: golden fried chicken and chicken-fried steak, served worth family-style sides. 202 North Fourth Street: 116/498-1208; www. Babeschicken.com I-40∣Nashville, TN, to Wilmington, NC The Feed Bag Restaurant I Exit 174, Farmington, NC I Miles from Interstate: 2.2 Located in a former general store down a country road, this simple country restaurant serves fresh, local food with zero cheats and tricks. 2339 NC Highway 801 North; 336/998-1109 Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen I Exit 270, Chapel Hill, NC I Miles from Interstate: 1.8 Sunrise is sandwich king—there’s no beating these giant biscuits filled with egg, sausage, cheese, or whatever filling you’d like. It’s drive-through only—perfect for when you don’t have time to stop and sit. Just get there before 2:30 p.m. when they close. 1305 East Franklin, Street; 919/933-1324 1.If you are interested in meatball sandwiches, which telephone number will you call? A.116/498-1208. B.336/998-1109. C.919/933-1324. D.236/908-2209. 2.What is special about Sunrise Backlit Kitchen? A.You can taste fresh local food. B.You don’t have to stop and sit. C.A sit-down classic lunch is served. D.A 10-foot-tall chicken stands outside. 3.What do the four food stops have in common? A.Providing giant biscuits. B.Having their own websites. C.Being open 24 hours. D.Being close to the interstates.
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Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey. And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料). The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes(甜瓜) filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter. As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker（高压锅）and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out. Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak! Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didn’t look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn’t offend the nose so much, edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup. 1.Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin’s chicken house regularly? A.To earn some money for the family. B.To collect manure for his crops. C.To get rid of the terrible smell. D.To set a good example to us. 2.What can we infer about Dad’s stew? A.It is popular among the neighbors. B.It contains honey and vegetables. C.It looks very wonderful. D.It tastes quite delicious. 3.What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean? A.To attract B.To upset C.To air D.To shut
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Not long ago I saw the following headline: “An anti-homework trend（趋势）goes global”. The reasoning: It stresses children out and it steals “precious family time”. Hmm… I wonder. As a teacher, one of the problems I often come across is that students attach far too little importance to their studies, resulting in bad or incomplete work. I also wonder about the “precious family time”. If homework were abolished（废除）, would the time freed up be used for reading poetry aloud at the dinner table or having heart-to-heart discussion about the social and political landscape（局面）? In the age of the Internet and games such as Candy Crush Saga, which have absorbed the time and interest of otherwise intelligent adults, I am doubtful. When I was a kid, homework actually created precious family time. I still remember, after supper, clearing the table and replacing the dishes with my schoolbooks. And then, in swing shifts, my working-class parents would sit down with me and, to the best of their abilities, help me when and where they could. I have often thought that the homework question could be dealt with if one thought of homework in terms of learning to play a musical instrument. For me, this was the clarinet（单簧管）, which I began learning to play at age 9. Every week I took a 30-minute lesson from an old Polish man, Mr. Markiewicz. “Practice an hour a day, and you’ll be playing the clarinet before you know it.” Because my motivation was strong, I did practice an hour a day, and I did learn it in a reasonable amount of time. Let’s get rid of homework, but only the word “homework”, and replace it with “practice”. As a teacher, it’s all I ask: that my students listen up in the class and then go home to practice, so that when they return to me to show how much they understand, I—and their parents—can be proud of them. 1.What might happen in the house with no homework according to the author? A.Students will play games. B.Students will develop new interest. C.There will be more precious family time. D.There will be more arguments among the family. 2.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3? A.Mourn his precious family time’s passing. B.Show the powerful parental forces. C.Prove the advantage of homework. D.Describe his uneasy life as a student. 3.What does the author suggest students do about the homework? A.Get rid of it. B.Don’t see it as a load（负担）. C.Take great pride in it. D.Improve their motivation（动机）for it. 4.Which is a suitable title for the text? A.Why to value the family time. B.An anti-homework trend begins. C.How to solve the homework problem. D.Developing hobbies can replace homework.
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Peer（同龄人）PressurePeer pressure is just part of the challenges in life.1.If you need further guidance, this article might help you. It provides three effective tips to deal with it: Be with friends who respect your beliefsYou can go out with people who accept and respect the things you believe in and those who you know you can share your interests with. It is all right to be choosy with friends because you just want what is best for them and you.2.You are just exhibiting what you know is right and good for both sides. Your friends will understand you for that. They can drag you away from discrimination and you can be confident that they will not leave you for your stand in life.3.When you are driven by so many peer pressures, you can always stay away from it. You can actually decide not to be one of them. When you have decided on it, learn to be firm with your decision.4.They should know that you cannot be forced to do certain things because you are strong and firm with what you believe in. Learn how to say noLearning to say no is one big factor to deal with some pressures from all of your friends. When you are convinced to do something you know that can only destroy you or ruin you, learn to say no.5.You cannot just say yes to anything. You have a functional mind and you know what is best for you. So learn to say no even if saying no means losing your friends. A.Don’t blame others. B.Have a firm decision. C.You should know how to deal with it. D.You can always deal with it positively. E.Just be straightforward and say it without hesitation. F.This does not mean you are being selfish or you are being self-centered. G.This can make them believe that you cannot just be driven by any other thing.
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People become colder and colder toward what’s happening. So many people show non-caring attitudes towards the people in need nowadays. But I was pleasantly surprised to see a(n) _______ act right in front of me in a busy crossroads. We were waiting in our car for the traffic light to turn green _______ I saw a young man’s bicycle tip（倾斜）and then _______ against the sidewalk. The _______ boxes and other things fell to the ground together with the _______. Though most of the full boxes were tied to the bicycle, he struggled to stand and pull the bicycle, clearly unable to _______ the whole weight on his own. Since it was a busy road he _______, hoping for some help. I wanted someone to give him a(n) _______, but without much hope. I was _______ what would happen next when two men came out of their car which was first in line, waiting at the traffic lights and closest to the ________ of the accident. A woman crossing the road was already there, trying to ________ the young man. ________, she was a kind-hearted woman. Seeing the two men ________, she moved aside. These two big strong men ________ the bicycle with its heavy load and put it up straight. By then, three more passers-by ________ and along with the woman, ________ the different things from the road and helped reload the bicycle again. The traffic light had turned ________ but there was no honking（鸣笛）from any of the traffic waiting in the ________. The two helpful drivers ________ quickly to their car and the patiently waiting traffic moved forward at ease. This ________ scene on a very busy road in our big city made me feel surprised and thankful for such helpful citizens. 1.A.kind B.unconcerned C.expected D.cruel 2.A.if B.after C.when D.though 3.A.rose B.fall C.float D.rise 4.A.light B.limited C.empty D.heavy 5.A.road B.bicycle C.car D.driver 6.A.gather B.lose C.support D.measure 7.A.looked around B.turned up C.went ahead D.came back 8.A.wish B.chance C.hand D.idea 9.A.celebrating B.remembering C.forgetting D.wondering 10.A.result B.scene C.cause D.course 11.A.greet B.blame C.help D.praise 12.A.Frequently B.Generally C.Unluckily D.Obviously 13.A.complaining B.chatting C.escaping D.coming 14.A.lifted B.used C.kicked D.sent 15.A.stopped B.cycled C.continued D.agreed 16.A.picked out B.picked up C.stared at D.took on 17.A.bright B.green C.dark D.red 18.A.city B.village C.crowd D.line 19.A.returned B.pointed C.replied D.added 20.A.regular B.normal C.uncommon D.impolite
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根据给出的首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词，使句子意义完整、语法正确。 1.His success inspired all the talented teenagers to s________ for their music dream. 2.If you are not certain about the results you find, consult other websites to _______(确认) it. 3.The professor will d______ a speech concerning environmental protection. 4.The city of Haikou is really a(n) ____________(给人深刻印象的) place to visitors. 5.We _______(遗憾) to inform you that your application has not been approved. 6.The shy girl was encouraged to o_______ her shyness. 7.To make your argument more c_________, you should provide more supporting evidence. 8.People raise their hands as a_________(手势) of greeting. 9.Then he had the idea that he could use different shapes to r______ different things. 10.It is necessary to find an _________(方法) to change the present situation.
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根据所学课文，翻译下列句子。 1.后来使她成功的是她对所有病人献出的爱心和体贴。 2.事实上，他认为一个人有了太多钱，他的麻烦事只会更多，而不是更少。 3.这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者，但他的乐观精神（optimism）和战胜困难的决心都使他受到人们的喜爱。 4.你可能会感到惊奇，Charlie刚能说话时大人就教他如何唱歌，他刚能走路时就教他跳舞。 5.各种文化背景下的人互致问候的方式不尽相同，身体接触和相互间距的程度也不尽相同。
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假定你是李华，你校将举办书法比赛，参赛学生同场竞技书写校名，优胜者的书法作品将被展览一周。请给你校热爱书法的英国交换生Joe写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加这一比赛。要点如下： 1. 比赛的时间和地点； 2. 比赛的要求和细节； 3. 预祝取得胜利。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇： 书法比赛 calligraphy contest Dear Joe, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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