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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 I gave a dress to my granddaughter Anne for her birthday. With a pause at the dress, she smiled lovingly at me and 1. (tell) me it was beautiful. I was happy that she liked it. One day, passing Anne’s bedroom, I heard her talking2.the phone. “My grandma gave me this very pink dress,” she said. “I really appreciate it, but who wears pink these days?” I stood there in awkward silence. Then I walked away, 3. (pretend) not to have heard anything.
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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 The World Health Organization has said the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) does not spread as 1. (effective) as flu. As the WHO gathers more data, the organization understands more about the novel coronavirus, 2. causes more severe disease than seasonal flu. At the moment, there is no specific treatment for the new virus. Globally, about 3.4 percent of people with reported COVID-19 cases have died. In comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far 3. (few) than 1 percent of those infected (感染).
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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 As we live in social groups, there 1. (be) many benefits of friendship that we can enjoy. Generally speaking, close friendships have three “fruits”: they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves. Through friendship, we can become happier, wiser, and more 2. (satisfy) humans. It should be pointed that 3. (enjoy) the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends. So friends should be carefully chosen 4. relationships should be well developed.
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The Deep Roots When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any_____ I’d ever known. Every time I saw him, he wore ______ and a straw hat. I remember him as someone who was a lot ______ than most of the adults in our community. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t ______ lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a ______. The good doctor had some ______ theories concerning plant care and growth. He _____watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional ______. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled (宠坏) them so that each ______ would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things ______ for them and weed out the weaker trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for ______ roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in ______ of water. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he ______ it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s ______. Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d ______ him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and strong since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden swung in a cold wind although I had ______ them for several years. It seems that ______ benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the ______ and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be ______. But I think that it’s time to ______ my prayer because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship. 1.A.gardener B.farmer C.doctor D.professor 2.A.uniform B.overcoat C.suit D.dress 3.A.nicer B.tender C.richer D.stronger 4.A.encouraging B.discovering C.saving D.protecting 5.A.landmark B.castle C.yard D.forest 6.A.interesting B.embarrassing C.puzzling D.expecting 7.A.usually B.never C.sometimes D.always 8.A.labour B.dignity C.habit D.wisdom 9.A.generation B.structure C.resource D.pressure 10.A.sensitive B.particular C.rough D.positive 11.A.shallow B.intensive C.muddy D.flexible 12.A.search B.charge C.case D.control 13.A.cover B.beat C.push D.clean 14.A.permission B.admiration C.expectation D.attention 15.A.heard B.helped C.made D.watched 16.A.planted B.watered C.burdened D.firmed 17.A.surroundings B.sufferings C.suggestions D.opportunities 18.A.marking B.sharing C.sailing D.rising 19.A.brave B.successful C.easy D.confident 20.A.observe B.reveal C.change D.mind
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Stories Behind Famous Company Names
1.Which company name has a close relationship with literature? A.Pepsi B.Cadillac C.Starbucks D.Rolex 2.Which of the following statements is True? A.Caleb Bradham aimed to cure dyspepsia with Pepsi. B.Hans Wilsdorf intended Rolex to be universally accepted. C.Cadillac was named after the founding father of the company. D.Starbucks was used due to the co-founder’s love for his hometown. 3.From the passage, we can learn that . A.a famous company name is easy to spell B.a special story can make a company famous C.a company name usually has a special meaning in it D.a company name is related to the founder’s profession
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When I was small, my mother and I would walk to our local library in Franklin Square. As we didn’t always have access to a reliable car, walking hand in hand was the most convenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mother and I made lasting friendships. Today, I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Children’s Library. My 8-month-old son, Colin, and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week, meeting and making friends. Well, that is what many people don’t understand—a library is more than books; it’s a community. Sure, the library in Franklin Square was the place where I was introduced to Judy Blume novels. But it was also the place where I got my first email address in 1997. At the library, friends and I learned how to research colleges and search for scholarships on the Internet. The library was the place where we sometimes giggled (咯咯笑) too loudly, and where the librarians knew us by name. Their knowing our names wasn’t a bad thing. When I came home from my first term at Binghamton University, Mary LaRosa, the librarian at the Franklin Square library, offered me my first teaching job. I now teach reading at Nassau Community College. My students are often amazed that they can check out books via their smartphones and virtually (虚拟地) visit a variety of Long Island libraries. The app used by Nassau and Suffolk county public libraries, as well as the college library, makes their homework easier by helping them find resources. Even though they can’t always easily visit their local libraries, the library is always with them. 1.Why does the author consider herself lucky today? A.She can walk with her mother hand in hand. B.She has access to a reliable car now. C.She can giggle loudly at the library. D.She lives close to libraries. 2.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to . A.socializing in a library B.reading books in a library C.visiting a library with family members D.building parent-child friendship in a library 3.What is the author’s attitude to her students’ way of visiting libraries? A.Sympathetic. B.Favorable. C.Sceptical. D.Disapproving. 4.The author writes the passage mainly to . A.recall the days of childhood in the libraries B.discuss the differences of the libraries C.explain the changes of the libraries D.express her love for libraries
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In 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass tomb. The bodies weren’t human. They were feline—ancient cats that had been mummified and buried in holes in astonishing numbers. “Not one or two here and there”, reported English Illustrated Magazine, “but dozens, hundreds, hundreds of thousands, a layer of them, a layer thicker than most coal joints, ten to twenty cats deep.” Some of the linen-wrapped cats still looked presentable, and a few even had golden faces. Village children peddled the best ones to tourists for change; the rest were sold as fertilizer (肥料). One ship transported about 180,000, weighing some 38, 000 pounds, to Liverpool to be spread on the fields of England. Those were the days of generously funded (资助的) explorations—that dragged through acres of desert in their quest for royal tombs, and for splendid gold and painted masks to decorate the museums of Europe and America. The many thousands of mummified animals that turned up at religious sites throughout Egypt were just things to be cleared away to get treasure. Few people studied them, and their importance was generally unrecognized. In the century since then, archaeology (考古学) has become less of a treasure hunt and more of a science. Archaeologists now realize that much of their sites’ wealth lies in the majority of details about ordinary folks—what they did, what they thought, how they prayed. And animal mummies are a big part of that. “They’re really displays of daily life,” says Egyptologist Salima Ikram. After looking beneath bandages with x-rays and cataloguing her findings, she created a gallery for the collection—a bridge between people today and those of long ago. “You look at these mummified animals, and suddenly you say, Oh, King So-and-So had a pet. I have a pet. And instead of being at a distance of 5,000-plus years, the ancient Egyptians become clearer and closer to us.” 1.The underlined word “peddled” in Paragraph 1 probably means . A.examined B.displayed C.replaced D.shared 2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A.Treasure hunting explorations. B.Egyptian Royal tombs in desert. C.Mummified animals in museums. D.Big archaeological discoveries. 3.From the last paragraph, we can learn that Salima Ikram . A.wishes to keep the continuity of pets over history B.wants to identify the King’s personal belongings and classify them C.believes that studying the remains can help modern society relate to the past D.doubts if current society will understand the significance of Egyptian remains 4.The passage probably encourages the readers to . A.make full use of the remains the ancestors left behind B.become more sensitive to the ancient lifestyle of the ancestors C.pay more attention to the historical and cultural value of ancient remains D.understand there are more the historical remains waiting for explorations
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What do we mean by responsibility? To put it simply, it is a duty to consider the consequences of our actions. In other words, we have a duty to control our behaviour. When we are children, we have few responsibilities. Our parents look after us and we generally don’t have to worry about food or shelter. As we grow up, we gradually need to be responsible for more and more things. We learn how to run our own baths, make our own decisions, and realize that we have moral duties. As adults, we are responsible for all aspects of our lives. If there are any problems, we have to handle them ourselves. We also have responsibilities that go beyond ourselves. Parents have the responsibility to look after their children, ensuring that they have a stable upbringing. Beyond the family, people have a responsibility towards the community as a whole. It is in fact up to us as a society to make this world a safe and pleasant place for everyone. When we fail in our responsibilities, the consequences are most serious. Teenagers who abandon their studies might ruin their own lives. It is even more horrible to hear about parents who, by not caring for their own children properly, are putting them in danger. Likewise, by not following the traffic rules, careless drivers kill more than a million people around the world every year. Certain professions in our society, such as police officers, exist to protect the public, and the people who do these jobs often risk their own lives in order to do their duty. However, their efforts depend on the support of ordinary people. If we ignore our own responsibilities, society will become dangerous. On a global level, our entire human civilization may be heading towards disaster unless we work together to save our environment. Furthermore, whether we are shouldering heavy responsibilities, like doctors or lots, or simply taking responsibility for our own learning as students, we will always be judged on how well we perform our duties. For this reason, the hardest part of acting responsibly is admitting that we failed or that we made a mistake. Let’s say you visit your friend’s house and accidentally damage an expensive teapot while your friend is in another room. The honest thing to do is of course to admit your fault and apologize. Because this requires courage, some people take another route: they pretend that nothing happened. Perhaps a broken teapot might not be such a big deal, but in any given situation, we can choose to act responsibly, and it is somewhat through this choice that we decide what our lives are going to be like. To summarize, responsibilities are an essential part of life since our actions have consequences. Responsibilities aren’t fun, but we can make the burden lighter by sharing them. If everyone considered how their actions would affect themselves and other people, the world would be a better place. 1.The passage tells us that . A.children have no responsibilities B.adults often risk their own lives in order to do their duty C.our responsible actions would make the world a better place D.responsibilities aren’t fun unless we can make the burden lighter by sharing them 2.According to the author, the hardest part of taking responsibility is . A.to control our behaviour B.to handle problems ourselves C.to affect ourselves and other people D.to admit our fault and apologize 3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A.Consequence of Responsibility B.Significance of Responsibility C.Essential Part of Responsibility D.Development of Responsibility 4.Which of the following shows the organization of the passage? I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion A. C.
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How Smartphone Adds to Your Weight Using a smartphone at mealtimes can lead to an expanding waistline. Researchers have found that men and women consumed 15% more calories when looking at their phones while eating. 1. The groundbreaking study suggests that staring at a phone screen may distract (分心) dinners from how much food and what they are actually eating. “It may prevent the correct understanding of the brain over the amount of food ingested,” said researchers who filmed 62 volunteers eating alone. The volunteers, aged 18 to 28, were divided in to three groups and invited to help themselves to a choice of food — ranging from healthy options to soft drinks and chocolate — until they were satisfied. 2. On average, the volunteers ate 535 calories without the distraction of a smartphone but 591 when using a mobile. Those in the sample who were classed as overweight ate 616 calories while using their phones. When in possession of their mobiles, the volunteers also consumed 10 percent more fatty foods. 3. “Smartphone use during a meal increased calorie and fat intake,” said Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimoa, a lead author of the study — carried out at the Federal University of Lavras in Brazil and University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. He added: “Tablets and smartphones have become the main ‘distracters’ during meals, even early in childhood. 4.A distracter prevents the brain correctly understanding the amount of food accepted.”5. A more detailed analysis can be found in the journal. A.They also eat more fatty food. B.They also ate more when reading a magazine. C.Distracted or hurried eating can add to weight gain. D.The study is published in Physiology And Behavior. E.It is important to pay attention to how this may impact food intakes. F.Hunger isn’t the only thing that influences how much we eat during the day. G.They were recorded eating with no distractions, using a smartphone or reading a magazine.
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假如你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的美国朋友Jim写了一封信，告诉你他开发了一个App，这个软件可以用来共享衣服，想要征集大家的看法。请你给Jim回信，内容包括： 1. 你的态度; 2. 理由。 注意：1．词数不少于50； 2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述你与同学参与“红十字急救培训”活动的全过程。 注意：词数不少于60。 提示词：救护员证first aider certificate
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