从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。
be absent ; try one’s best ; excite ; provide … with ; deal with ; rob …of ; pay attention to ; from time to time ; get off ; polite |
1.The audience clapped and shouted with ___________________ when the performer appeared.
2.You’d not __________________ before the bus stops. Otherwise you may be hurt.
3.These days we _____________________________________ to get good marks in the exams.
4.My friends and I go to museums ________________________ to learn what we can’t get from textbooks.
5.I helped Susan with her lessons, for she ___________________ from school for a week.
6.UNICEF ______________________ poor kids in developing countries ___________ better education.
7.It’s __________________ for the young to argue with the elderly.
8.If you want to improve your spoken English, you should _________________________ your pronunciation.
9.The lady ________________by a young man ________ her handbag while she was walking alone.
10.Don’t do everything for teenagers. They are wise enough ________________________ their own problems.
根据对话意思和所给首字母,写出完整正确的单词
As everyone knows, (1) e______________ fast walk or slow walk does good to the muscles and lungs of human. So people walk to build up their body, or to lose (2) w_____________. But only some of them know that taking a walk every day is also good for (3) p______________ man’s heart. Heart attack has become the first disease in the world (4) b_____________ more and more people suffer from it.
Taking a walk can improve the blood supply to our hearts. If you try to walk as (5) o___________ as possible, you’ll have a healthier heart.
根据句意和汉语提示,在空白处填入适当的单词
1._____________(节日)like Christmas and Halloween are also popular in China now.
2.Pop star White Houston was found _______________( 死亡)on the eve of the Grammy Awards.
3.---What are the workers doing over there?
----- They are busy_______________( 建造 ) the BRT between Haizhou and Xugou.
4.Unluckily , the recent floods _______________( 摧毁) many farm-houses in the south.
5.Daniel did the exercises too________________( 粗心 ) , and it made his teacher very angry.
Ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left Google years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build seasteads-----floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean.
So, what will life on a seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner (游轮), but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they’ll become more like floating cities, with several hundred people.
Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos (赌场) and fish farming. There’s also the questions of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates (海盗) , the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems.
So, is this just a day dream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is Peter Thiel. He founded PayPal and was one of the first investors (投资者) in Facebook. So far, he’s donated $ 500,000 to the project.
And Friedman isn’t wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first seastead with fifty people. Friedman is hoping to hand out the award in 2015.
1.Where did Friedman use to work?
A. In Facebook. B. In Seastead Institute . C. In PayPal. D. In Google.
2.A future seastead may be most likely to look like ___________________.
A. a cruise liner B. a floating city C. a theme park D. a fishing farm
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Friedman is planning to move to a new country.
B. Friedman is worried about the safety of seasteads.
C. Friedman has got some supporters for his project.
D. Friedman has already won the Poseidon Award.
4.Which of the following can be the best titles of this passage?
A. Seasteading: a new idea of living
B. Seasteading: a wild way of farming
C. Peter Thiel: a man behind the project
D. Patri Friedman: a crazy day dreamer
“The only thing holding you back is yourself. Never say never”, said a rising 17-year-old singer, Justin Bieber, who was just an ordinary boy in Canada a few years ago.
After the accident of falling from the 18th floor and lying in the snow for three hours, my hands were frozen and my spinal cord (脊髓)was seriously injured. All the doctors and professors in the famous hospitals in Beijing told me that there was little chance for my hands and my body to recover (康复).
After half a year of medical treatments and recovering exercises, I could not make any more progress for over a year. What was worse , I suffered a lot from depression (绝望). On top of this, I suffered from insomnia, making every minute of the night seem to last forever. Hopelessly, mom and I came back to my hometown, which is small town in Guangdong.
At that time, I thought that I would never be able to walk again. I would never love and be loved. I would never be able to earn even a penny. I would never be able to repay the kindness I got from my parents and many nice people. Life was meaningless.
Now two years has passed. My hands are 80% recovered. I can even type faster than a healthy person! Up to now, I have worked for a law firm as an interpreter for half a year already. Although I don’t earn as much as before, I am able to pay for the food and clothes I need. What’s more, I even have extra money to buy thanksgiving presents for my parents and my boyfriend. Through my blogs (博客) , many people get to know me and like me. I can bring happiness to them. I can help those who are still suffering from depression and the pain of illnesses by chatting with them….You see, I am living a meaningful life and I am happier than ever I could have dreamed.
So, my friends, never say never. As long as you are alive, there is always hope and possibilities. It is never too late to take action to realize your dreams. (382 words)
1.What’s the writer’s present job?
A. A singer. B. A typist . C. A professor . D. An interpreter.
2.What does the underlined word “insomnia” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?
A. 失眠 B. 失忆 C. 麻木 D. 低烧
3.All of the following words can be used to describe the writer’s present life EXCEPT___________.
A. helpful B. meaningful C. painful D. hopeful
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the writer is TRUE?
A. She gets a lot of help through her blogs.
B. She is in love with a young man at present.
C. She got medical treatment soon after the accident.
D. She had no job and earned little before the accident.
A Simple Scientific Experiment
Below is a description of a single scientific experiment. It shows us how iron reacts ( 反应) with air and with water. Aim : To find out if iron rusts( 生锈) (a) in dry air ; (b) in water that has no air in it ( air- free water) ; (c) in ordinary water. Materials : 3 clean iron nails ( 铁钉) ; test tubes ; test tube holder ; cotton wool ; oil ; Bunsen burner. |
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Iron in dry air Method (1) Put some iron nails at the bottom of a test tube. (2) Push some cotton wool down the tube. (3) Leave the tube for one week. Result After one week, the nails have not rusted. Conclusion Iron does not rust in dry air. Iron in air-free water Method (1) Half-fill a test tube with water. (2) Boil the water for three minutes. (This makes sure there is no air in the water. (3) Put two or three clean nails in the water. |
(4)Add some oil to the water. (This will keep air out of the water.) (5) Leave the tube for one week. Result The nails do not rust in the tube with air-free water. Conclusion Iron does not rust in air- free water. Iron in ordinary water Method (1) Half –fill a test tube with water and add two or three clean nails. (2) Leave the tube for one week. Result The nails rust in the tube with ordinary water. Conclusion Iron rusts in ordinary water. (238 words) |
1.In the first part of the experiment the cotton wool is most probably used to ______________.
A. keep the air dry B. keep the tube wet
C. make the nails rust D. keep the tube clean
2.What are necessary steps to make sure the water in the tube is air free?
①Leave half a tube of water in it
②Boil the water for some time
③Put some clean iron nails in the tube
④Add some oil to the water
A. ①② B. ①③ C. ②③ D. ②④
3.We can conclude from the experiment that only ____________ makes iron rusty.
A. dry air B. cotton wool C. ordinary water D. air-free water