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Have you ever felt the desire to move and experience another beautiful part of the country? This could be the perfect career change for you. The National Trust in England is looking for someone to work as a ranger on the Fame Islmds, one of Britain’s oldest nature reserves located just off the Northumberland coast. For $22,668 a year, the successful applicant will be required to look after the local wildlife, including the 200 seal pups which are born on the islands each year and 37,000 pairs of puffins. The ranger will get the chance to work in some of the nation’s most attractive places and spaces — impressive sunrises a one-minute ride and one of England’s largest seal colonies on his doorstep. But like every job, it doesn’t come without a downside. Apart from avoiding the dive-bombing Arctic terns, there is no running water on the island and there will be severe storms to fight with during the spring. Along with a love of nature and the outdoors, the National Trust is looking for “an excellent team player” who has experience in conservation work. This job isn’t the normal 9 to 5, so being good at PowerPoint isn’t a must. With 50,000 annual visitors every year, you really need to be able to get on with people and show them how they can participate to help nature. Could you see yourself in this role? Applications for the job close on June 7.Want to apply? Click here. 1.“Downside” in the 4th paragraph can be replaced by____________. A.pay drop B.disadvantage C.bright future D.bad environment 2.If you’d like to apply for the job as a ranger, you should_____________. A.live a regular life B.come to terms with being lonely C.be expert at working with PowerPoint D.have experience in conservation work 3.The passage is probably taken from_______________. A.a newspaper B.a textbook C.the Internet D.a news report
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Kiwis are unique in a lot of interesting ways. They have many characteristics that are not found in any other bird. It ia assumed that the kiwi's ancestor was able to fly and reached New Zealand. Once on the island, it lost its ability to fly and eventually became the kiwi known today. Kiwis have feathers that look like hair and very strong and muscular legs. They rule the ground instead of the air. They can smell very well, Kiwis are quite shy and usually only come out at night. Kiwi can live a long time, between 25 and 50 years. A female carries a huge egg for its body size. The kiwi is about the same size as a chicken but its egg is actually six times as large as a chicken’s egg. The reason for this is that the kiwi doesn’t have to fly so there aren't any limits on its weight. The female has to eat three times as much as usual to help the egg develop. Right before the egg is laid she can't eat anything because the egg presses against her stomach, leaving no room for food. All kiwi species are endangered. On average, twenty-seven die each week. They have been affected most by deforestation and invasive mammals. Before humans came to New Zealand, the only mammals on the island were bats and seals.The kiwi never had to worry about predators before, but now since it cannot fly, and lays its eggs on the ground, it is pretty defenseless against invasive mammals such as rats and stoats. Stoats kill a lot of the chicks, while dogs kill a lot of adult birds, usually by accident, because they are quite delicate (易碎的). 1.Which is kiwi’s unique characteristic? A.They can’t fly with no wings. B.They can live more than 50 years, C.They rule the air instead of the ground. D.They seldom or never come out in the daytime. 2.Why does a female kiwi carry a huge egg? A.It eats three times as much as usual. B.I focuses too much on developing its egg. C.Body weight will grow without limit for a flightless bird. D.The egg presses against her stomach. 3.Which kind of mammal does no harm to kiwis? A.Bats. B.Rats. C.Stoats. D.Dogs. 4.Which is a suitable tile for the passage? A.Endangered kiwi species B.Kiwis — unique birds C.Get close to the bird world D.Why can’t kiwis fly?
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Almost all researches in sleep explain that nightmares are a reaction to negative experiences that happen during waking hours. However, some of them believe that nightmares do have some real benefits. One 2017 study, for example, found that frequent nightmare sufferers considered themselves as more empathetic (共鸣的). They also showed more of a tendency to unconsciously mirror other people through things like yawning. People who have constant nightmares also tend to think further outside the box on psychoanalysis tasks. Some other researches have found support for the idea that nightmares might be linked to creativity. People seeking cure for nightmares were not necessarily more fearful or anxious, but rather had a general sensitivity (敏感) to all emotional experiences. Sensitivity is the driving force behind Intense (强烈的) dreams. Heightened sensitivity to threats or fear during the day results in bad dreams and nightmares, while heightened passion or excitement may result in more intense positive dream. And both these forms of dreams may feed back into waking life, perhaps increasing suffering after nightmares, or promoting (促进) social bonds and empathy (共鸣) after positive dreams. The effects go further still. This sensitivity overflows over into perceptions and thoughts: people who have a lot of nightmares experience a dreamlike quality to their waking thoughts. And this kind of thinking seems to give them a creative advantage. For example, studies show that such people tend to have greater creative talent and artistic expression. And people who often have nightmares also tend to have more positive dreams than the average person. The evidence points towards the idea that, rather than disturbing normal activity, people who are unfortunate in having a lot of nightmares also have a dreaming life that is at least as creative, positive and vivid as it can be distressing and frightening. What’s more, this imaginative richness is unlikely to be limited to sleep, but also is filled with waking thought and daydreams. Even after people wake up and shake off the nightmare, in other words, a mark of it stays behind, occupying them throughout the day. 1.What do most sleep researchers think of nightmares? A.They have no advantages at all. B.They make people more empathetic. C.They can contribute to humans’ creativity. D.They are a reflection of waking behavior. 2.How can nightmare sufferers probably stop nightmares in theory according to the text? A.Be more fearful to anxious to nightmares. B.Try to reduce sensitivity to threats or fear. C.Avoid excitement as much as possible. D.Promote social bonds and empathy. 3.What does the underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Awareness. B.Content. C.Relief. D.Determination. 4.What can be the best title for the text? A.The Solution of Nightmares B.The Empathy of Nightmares C.The Benefits of Nightmares D.The Tendency of Nightmares
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Last month my mother moved into a nursing home. This came after years of witnessing the worsening of her cognitive abilities and changes in her personality, all thanks to life-sucking frontotemporal dementia (FTD). My mom is going to lose her ability to speak, have trouble forming complete thoughts and sentences, and eventually forget how to do things she loved, like cook and read. But despite all of her inabilities, when I walked in on her having dinner with the rest of the women that make up the dementia floor of the nursing home, I didn’t think she belonged. It wasn’t until I spent three days there bonding with those women that I realized what scared me the most-she did fit in. If you were an outsider looking at these women, you’d pity them. You’d think it was cruel that our bodies could turn on us in this way. You’d think it was sad that their families have put the burden of taking care of them on someone else. You’d want to intervene. You’d want to give the lady eating mashed potatoes with her hands a spoon, you’d want to peel the orange for the lady who’s eating it like an apple, you’d want to scold the lady who forgets to flush the toilet and wash her hands after using the bathroom. I did all those things to my mother. But when I see her in an environment that lets her be herself, it somehow seems okay. Learn to love them unconditionally. It’s easier said than done, but if she loved me after giving her hell for making me come home by 10 p. m. on Fridays, I can love her even if she forgets my name. 1.What frightened the author most? A. Her mother adapted to the nursing home. B. She had to look after her mother. C. Her mother suffered from FTD. D. She lived with those women at the nursing home. 2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “intervene”？ A. Amaze. B. Interrupt. C. Permit. D. Explore. 3.What was the final decision of the author? A. She let her mother alone. B. She took care of her mother at home. C. She sent her mother to hospital. D. She let her mother stay at the nursing home. 4.What’s the author’s attitude towards her mother? A. Mean. B. Selfish. C. Grateful. D. Honest.
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Many students want to learn English well, but don’t know where to start. Here is some advice. Before you begin (or go back to) studying English, ask yourself: Why do you want to study English?1. Like every decision in life, studying English must be something you want to do. If you know why you want to study, setting goals is easy. For example, maybe you want to travel to an English-speaking country. Great! Your goal might be to learn “Survival English”.2. Then, you may also ask yourself how long you need to study to achieve your goals.This answer is different for every student.3.If you work 60 hours per week, don’t plan on spending another 40 hours a week studying English. Start off slow, but study regularly. Use material that is challenging, but not too difficult. 4. Do you study best at night, or on the bus on your way to work? Do you like to study alone in a quiet place, or with friends and background music? After you have studied for a few weeks, adjust your study plan accordingly. It’s generally accepted that5. If you aren’t having fun learning English, you are not studying the right way! You can be a serious student who has fun at the same time. Make up your own rewards programme to give yourself encouragement to stay on task. A.It is wise to make a timetable. B.The important thing is to be realistic. C.It’s better to find out what works for you. D.Learning English is interesting and rewarding. E.Whatever your goals are, work hard on them. F.The things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing. G.Is it because you want to, or because someone else wants you to?
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I love the feeling of exchanging goods with my parents. When we visit them, we often end up _______home more things than we brought with us.After packing up at the end of our most _______ visit, and after the last _______and sounding of the car horn (喇叭), I took a quick look at the back —_______ of our car. At the top of the pile, folded _______,and smartly, were, a 50-year-old baby blanket, several doilies (小型装饰桌巾）_______ from generations of women in my family, and two small _______ These creative quits, looking _______but quite lovingly worn (破旧的), remind me of my great-grandmothers who were always _______hard. I think of the pieces of cloth ____________ over the floors of their living rooms. I think of their ____________hands and the regular pattern of ____________from their sewing machines (缝纫机). I think of their laughter their smiles and the wisdom found in the comers of their eyes. I wish l could go back in time, and watch them ____________these quilts, and I value the quilts my great-grandmother ____________. I love knowing that the women who ____________the way for my own path through life have left behind touchable expressions of themselves.____________I touch the worn cloth of each creation, I will always remember the women whose hands brought them into ____________. I will be ever ____________for the strong women in my family who have lived ____________me and with me, who have left behind unbelievable examples to ____________lovely quilts to pass on. 1.A.taking B.leaving C.returning D.buying 2.A.official B.regular C.recent D.special 3.A.greetings B.handshakes C.nods D.hugs 4.A.door B.seat C.wheel D.window 5.A.closely B.loosely C.neatly D.quickly 6.A.taken down B.passed down C.given away D.put away 7.A.machines B.parcels C.cloths D.quilts 8.A.loose B.delicate C.practical D.old 9.A.working B.learning C.playing D.feeling 10.A.thrown B.kept C.spread D.covered 11.A.warm B.wrinkled C.gentle D.soft 12.A.threads B.actions C.sounds D.pictures 13.A.make B.invent C.clean D.check 14.A.brought B.sent away C.delivered D.left behind 15.A.paved B.felt C.dragged D.changed 16.A.If B.Though C.Once D.When 17.A.existence B.life C.power D.practice 18.A.regretful B.convinced C.respected D.grateful 19.A.through B.before C.by D.for 20.A.replace B.build C.follow D.set
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阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式. Nowadays, more than half of the population in the world 1.(speak) English. If you are good at English, it will be 2.(extreme) convenient for you to travel or study abroad. There are two main groups of English — British English and American English. American English 3.(consist) of vocabulary and grammar people brought from Britain, 4.(go) through great changes over the last hundred of years, such as pronunciation, spelling and accents. Many factors has made 5.(contribute) to the changes. One reason is that people from many different countries have brought their words to America, many of 6.are absent in British English. Another reason is that after the Americans 7.(defeat) the British in 1781 and gained independence, they wanted to make the spelling of English words simpler. For example, they write “color” while the British still use “colour”. Besides, both countries have slowly changed the way they say the same words, yet in different ways. However they have no difficulty 8.(understand) each other. Also, there is no doubt 9. both languages will keep on 10.(change) in the future.
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假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词增加，删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧），并在其下面写出改加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意： 1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Senses play important role in our daily lives. Sometimes, the five senses that we have effect one another. When one of the senses fails, other senses become more stronger. For example, blind people can read and write by Braille, a system with patterns of six raised dots represent each letter. Besides, they could get across the road without help in a foggy day. In fact, scientists have observed what we are more possible to be healthier if we make the most of our senses. Fortunately, our sense of sight is used too much while our senses of touch and smell have been ignored. So it is strongly suggested that one develops his all five senses.
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假设你叫李华，打算申请参加由英国Newcastle中学推出的为期半年的交换生项目（Student Exchange Program）。请给对方写封申请信，并简要陈述参加该项目的理由，内容包括： 1. 结识朋友，相互介绍本国文化； 2. 家庭寄宿（homestay)，体验生活，提高口语能力； 3. 观光旅游，增长见识，了解风土人情。 注意： 1. 词数120左右，已给开头结尾不计入总词数； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯， Dear Sir, I’m writing to_______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Hope for your reply as soon as possible. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
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