A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
1. People ran in all ______(方向) in fear when the earthquake hit the city suddenly.
2. A video game will bring us ________(无尽的) hours of fun.
3. Water turns into ice if the temperature drops ______(低于) 0℃.
4. The boy was badly hurt in the traffic accident. He ________(几乎不) said a word when he was sent to the hospital.
5. Cities are getting much more ______(拥挤的) because of the new immigrants.
Millions of stars are travelling about in space. A few form groups which travel together, but most of them travel alone.
And they travel through a universe which is so large that one star seldom comes near to another. For the most important part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean. The ship will be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbour. From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere near it.
We believe, however, that some two thousand million years ago, another star wandering(漫游) through space, happened to come near our sun just as the sun and the moon raised its tides(潮汐) on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun. But they were very different from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; A large tidal(潮汐的) wave must have travelled over the surface of the sun, at last forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it. As the cause of the disturbance came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher. And before the star began to move away again, its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and thrown off small parts of itself into space.
These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since. They are the planets.
1.Most stars are _________________________.
A. following a regular path in space
B. moving about without a fixed course
C. seldom wandering about in the universe
D. always travelling together
2.Some two thousand years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because _____________.
A. the star moved away from the sun
B. another star happened to come near the sun
C. the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earth
D. a large tidal of wave travelled over the surface of the sun
3.The article suggests that _______________.
A. how space formed
B. our earth exists before the sun
C. no one knows where the earth comes from
D. our earth used to be a high mountain in the sun
4.The expression “the cause of the disturbance” refers to ________.
A. the large tidal wave B. the powerful tidal pull
C. the star coming near the sun D. one of sun’s planets
5. In the article, the writer mainly wants to tell us ______________.
A. where the planets in the universe came from
B. how the high mountains were formed on the sun
C. that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine it
D. why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerful
You may have known several kinds of police --- traffic police, fire police and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving(节能) policeman?
A group of 22 energy-saving policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning(空调) no cooler than 26℃.
They also set up a special phone line so that people can tell them which buildings fail to follow the rule.
“If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatthour of electricity in one summer. That’s one-third of all the usages of the city in the season,” said a TV advertisement.
Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiansu Province, are going to follow Beijing’s steps in setting up a similar police team.
As one of the fastest developing countries, China is using a lot of energy. This has a great effect on the country’s environment and limited(有限的) energy.
From 1986 to 2005, the country experienced 20 warm winters continuously(连续). Numbers show that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving environmental problems every year.
At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution. It aims to reduce energy usage by 20% and increase renewable(可更新的) energy up to 10% from 7% by 2010.
To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology and productions. Environment-friendly machines, such as a vending machine that helps collect used bottles, have attracted lots of attention. “We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find effective ways to do it on our daily lives,” said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.
1.The job of the energy-saving policemen is ______.
A. to set up a special phone line
B. to set the air conditioning cooler
C. to check the use of energy in public places
D. to make sure that more energy will be produced
2.Beijing uses ______ million kilowatt-hour electricity in summer.
A. 1200. B. 800. C. 400. D. 133.
3.Which of the following years’ winters were all warm in China?
A. 1968—1988. B. 1999—2003. C. 2002—2006. D. 2005—2009.
4.In the year 2010 China’s energy usages is going to be cut by ______.
A. 7%. B. 10%. C. 17%. D. 20%.
5.According to Liu Qianguang, ______.
A. there are few ways to protect the environment
B. it’s difficult to find good ways to save energy
C. it’s easy for one to do something good for the environment
D. it’s difficult for one to do something good for the environment
One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.
Afternoon tea
People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English ate only two main meals each day: breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. And tea was served(供应) to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.
Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange
In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(伦敦股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.
1.Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she ______.
A. enjoyed chatting with her friends at home
B. loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups
C. wanted to share nice food with her friends
D. found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals
2.What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?
A. 集体婚礼 B. 社交活动 C. 社区表演 D. 公共场合
3. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee,” you ______.
A. will be offered coffee only
B. are asked what you would like to drink
C. will be asked to have a chat with him or her
D. you are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party
4. From the last paragraph we can see______
A. a new business was started in coffeehouses.
B. coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers.
C. businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee.
D. most people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise.
5. Which is the best title of the article?
A. British and Chinese cultures. B. The beginning of Tea and Coffee.
C. Coffeehouse and Business. D. English tea and coffee culture.
对我们来说好习惯很重要，也使我们受益终生。请结合自身经历与感受用五个英语动词短语写出五种良好的学习或生活习惯。
示例：listen to the teacher carefully in class
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根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Children are amazing! They pick up languages so naturally and easily. Have you ever wondered why? It’s not because they have great natural language abilities. In fact, studies s 1. that an adult’s potential(潜能) to learn language is just as good as a child’s .
So why do children still s 2. to acquire(学到) language more quickly than the rest of us? It’s because of the way they learn. Children learn by simply d 3. what comes naturally—they listen, copy and communicate. Let’s take a c 4. look at how children acquire language. Perhaps we can discover a better, more “natural” way to learn English.
Children don’t practice grammar drills, but u 5. language to talk about things that interest them. This helps them learn to express themselves. They don’t w 6. about inadequate(不足的) vocabulary or poor grammar. They find w 7. to express themselves, and they do it successfully.
Students of English should also pay more attention to genuine(真实的) communication. Look for chances to talk with people in English. If you can’t find a foreigner to talk to, talk with other English students i 8. . Start an English discussion group and chat about music, movies or whatever interests you.
Don’t worry about m 9. mistakes. The aim is to learn how to communicate easily and comfortably. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary.
Trust your own natural a 10. to learn English. You’ve got more potential than you probably realize!
