Carbon monoxide poisoning (一氧化碳中毒) causes death and injuries around the world. This gas is a problem in all parts of the world that experience cold weather. A few years ago, America’s Centers for Disease Control (C. D. C.) studied deaths linked (联系) with carbon monoxide poisoning. It found that the number of carbon monoxide deaths in the United States was greatest in January. The C.D.C. also found that carbon monoxide kills more than four hundred Americans each year. And, it said more than twenty thousand people are taken to hospital for treatment of health problems linked with the gas.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because people do not know it is in the air. The gas has no color, no taste and no smell. It does not cause burning eyes. And it does not cause people to cough. Yet, carbon monoxide gas is very deadly (致命的). It steals the body’s ability to use oxygen.
Carbon monoxide makes it difficult for the blood to carry oxygen to body tissues (血管). It does this by linking with the blood. When the gas links with the blood, the blood is no longer able to carry oxygen to the tissues that need it. Damage (损害) to the body can begin very quickly from large amounts (数量) of carbon monoxide.
How quickly this can happen depend on how long a person is breathing the gas and how much gas he or she breathes in.
Carbon monoxide poisoning has warning signs(标志). But people have to be awake to realize them. Small amounts of the gas will cause a person’s head to hurt. He or she may begin to feel tired. Their stomachs may feel sick. The room may appear to be turning around. The person may have trouble thinking clearly.
People develop serious headache as the amount of the gas continues to enter their blood. They will begin to feel very tired and sleepy. They may have terrible stomachache.
Doctors say carbon monoxide influences people differently. For example a small child will experience health problems or die much sooner than an adult. The general health of the person or his or her age can also be important.
1.The damage of carbon monoxide to the body has something to do with _____.
A. the amount a person breathes in
B. whether a person is healthy
C. how many signs a person finds
D. ages of people
2.One of the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning is _____.
A. burning eyes B. bad cough
C. serious headache D. high fever
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Carbon monoxide poisoning seldom happens in cold areas.
B. Twenty thousand Americans are killed by carbon monoxide each year.
C. Most people know whether there is carbon monoxide in the air.
D. Carbon monoxide stops the blood from carrying oxygen to body tissues.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Warning signs that carbon monoxide poisoning has.
B. Reasons why carbon monoxide can cause person’s death.
C. The damage of carbon monoxide and how it works.
D. Influences of carbon monoxide on children and adults.
Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.
Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”
The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”
1.The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.
A. had less B. gave up C. had more D. looked down upon
2.Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.
A. he wanted to buy other things
B. he needed to give the dime to his mum
C. the roses were too expensive
D. he could hardly believe what had happened
3.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.
A. was moved by the boy’s voice
B. was ready to help others
C. knew the boy before
D. was good at telling stories
反思可以使每个人成长进步，为未来做好计划可以铸就成功。初中的生活即将结束，新的高中学习将要到来。请你用英语记录下一两件最让你感动或遗憾的事，同时为你将来的生活做一点设计，下列句型可以帮助你完成作文。One…thing in my mind is…..,I am happy that……,It is a pity that I didn’t ……,I will……
要求：内容真实，要点齐全，行文连贯，字数80左右,作文的开头已给出。
My life in Junior school will come to an end soon.
根据下列句子的汉语意思和英文提示，完成句子；每空一词。（满分10分；每空1分）
1.我此刻感觉不舒服。
I don’t at the moment.
2.他昨晚直到午夜才回来。
He ____ come home ___ midnight.
3.我不喜欢离开太长时间。
I don’t like _____ ____ for too long.
4.今年我打算在课堂上练习说英语。
I’m going to ___ English in class this year.
5.除了我之外，其它每个人都被邀请了。
Everyone ____ was invited, ______ me.
I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me the World Wide Web.
I’ve always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook. Myspace---I’ve got it all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my e-mail and wasting my time, until I was introduced to electronic commerce(e-commerce): business on the Internet.
Some online business are run from one- room home offices. Others have hundreds of employee(雇员)spread across five different continent. Have you ever heard of Amazon. com, Yahoo. com?
My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal(交易)on Steve Madden boots that were on sale at SteveMaden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my “e-commerceless” Web-surfing, unaware(不知道)of all the deals I was missing out on.
That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.
“Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?” I asked her one day. Strange envelopes had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister; and we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their elders!
“Oh, it’s the things I ordered online!” she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened them. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money- online or off!
“How much did all of this coat?”
“Oh, only about $15in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s way better than going to the mall.”
I felt as if my entire life, there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.
1.From the first two paragraph we can conclude that the author
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A．had no experience using computers |
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B．had no idea of what e-commerce is |
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C．only used the Internet to check e-mail |
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D．thought surfing the Internet was a waste of time |
2.The writer didn’t find out about e-commerce until
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A．he stopped web-surfing |
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B．he visited a store in his backyard |
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C．his friends told him about the online deals they made |
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D．his sister explained the packages she got by mail |
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author .
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A．has begun to enjoy online shopping |
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B．loves the big store in her backyard |
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C．feels she is a true master of the Internet |
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D．never enjoyed shopping that much |
4.What’s the purpose of the article?
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A．To make an online shopping ad. |
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B．To do business on the Internet. |
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C．To advise people to do online shopping |
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D．To suggest how he begins online shopping. |
5.What would be the best title of the article?
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A．Online Business |
B．Good deals |
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C．A master of the Internet |
D．Everything on Sale |
①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day．
②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet．
③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today．
④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that!
⑤ When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long．
⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer．And you can begin your stay – at – home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for ?
1.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
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A．Sports |
B．News |
C．Culture |
D．Business |
2.What does the underlined word “attained” in Point ② mean ?
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A．Broken |
B．Realized |
C．Lost |
D．Destroyed |
3.What’s the best title for Point ⑤ ?
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A．Sleep 24 Hours a Day |
B．Make Money Every Moment |
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C．Play All Day Long |
D．Travel Around the World |
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?
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A．People need a lot of money to start a stay – at – home business. |
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B．People can even use their blogs to make money. |
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C．People can plan their own time when they work at home. |
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D．People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today. |
5.How is the passage organized ?
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A．By using famous people’s words. |
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B．By giving reasons only. |
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C．By showing a topic and giving solutions. |
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D．By telling old stories. |
