Alan was a skinny old man who lived all alone. One day he got a bad cold and he called for _____ doctor.
While the doctor was examining Alan, he asked: “Don’t you have a friend who could come and take care _____ you?”
“No, I’ve never had _____ friends,” the old man said.
“You’ve lived here all your life and never had a friend?” the doctor said in _____.
“I’m 64 years old, _____ I’ve never met anyone I could call a friend,” Alan said. “If it isn’t one thing wrong with _____, it’s another.” the doctor said. “Our village head, Robin, will surely help you if he _____ you are sick,”
“It’s so boring _____ to Robin,” Alan added. “You’d imagine there was nothing _____ than his wheat field and his wonderful, healthy pigs.”
“Then what about Max, the man ______ lives down the road?”
“A selfish man, ______ he’s smart and interesting to talk to,” Alan continued. “He visited me a lot before. But he’d come only when he felt like ______ so. I don’t call that neighbour.”
“You can’t bring up anything against Toby. Everyone loves him,” the doctor laughed.
“Right,” agreed Alan. “Toby would live on my doorstep if I let him. But he’s so noisy______ I can’t stand him for more than five minutes.”
“You’re a hard nut to crack, old man! You see too much of your neighbours’ weakness, and you don’t notice ______ good people they actually are. Anyway, please call me if you need me.” the doctor left and not a word of “thank you” ______.
Driving people away may end up lonely.
1.A.an B.a C.the D./
2.A.with B.for C.of D.at
3.A.any B.some C.many D.lots
4.A.surprised B.surprising C.surprise D.to surprise
5.A.or B.but C.and D.so
6.A.they B.them C.their D.theirs
7.A.will know B.knew C.know D.knows
8.A.to listen B.listening C.listened D.listen
9.A.most important B.more important C.most importantly D.more importantly
10.A.which B.why C.what D.who
11.A.whether B.though C.until D.because
12.A.doing B.to do C.did D.does
13.A.if B.so C.this D.that
14.A.why B.where C.what D.how
15.A.was heard B.heard C.hears D.hearing
手机正改变着人们的联系、娱乐和出行等方式。你知道手机的起源和发展吗？请根据下面表格的提示信息，结合手机的发展情况、外形、用途等方面，谈谈它的变化与发展。
要求：
（1）80 词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）短文中不得出现你的真实姓名、学校名和地名。
第一部手机由美国人 Martin Cooper 发明于 1973 年。 |
外形特点；以前的手机屏幕较小并且多为黑白屏幕；现在的手机屏幕多为彩色，并且屏幕越来 越大，有的还拥有全屏(full screens)等。 |
功能用途：以前一般用于打电话和发短信(text messages)等；现在手机拥有各种软件(apps)，被应 |
用于生活的各个方面，如：听音乐、支付、购票、上网等。 |
Mobile phones are becoming more and more important in people’s daily life.
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Lunch breaks(午间休息)are important for office workers, since 1. we all need to relax our mind to make it work at its best. And more importantly, it’s the part of the day where we can enjoy some time to ourselves. Normally, a lunch break lasts 60 minutes, which leaves around 40 minutes after eating. You could take a walk, make a phone call to your friends, take a nap(小憩) or even do some sport during this time. For a lot of Chinese workers, 2. 小憩片刻似乎是最受欢迎的放松方式。However, a recent China Youth Daily survey found that 3. almost 60 percent of the country’s office workers are not able to enjoy a good nap during their lunch breaks.
If this also happens to you, 4.我们建议你可以写一下关于这一天的事情。Doing something else while allowing your mind to relax may be a good choice. Because working overtime at night is often the case and there’s almost no time left before going to bed. 5. Using lunch breaks to write a diary couldn’t be better for people. This also gives your eyes a break from the screen.
1._______________________________________________________
2._______________________________________________________
3._______________________________________________________
4._______________________________________________________
5._______________________________________________________
On a hot African morning, Leila was lying on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her. Leila waited. Then she pushed the button on her camera. “And I got my best photo of an elephant ever, by lying under my car,” Leila explained. “I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they had their babies with them. So every morning I used to park my car in the open near the path(小道). They used to take the same path every morning when they left the water hole. After a week, they were used to seeing my car. So the next morning, I lay under it and got my photo!”
Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning. In Africa, photographers set up their hides(隐匿处) near water holes. They also set up hides near forest paths, as animals use the same paths every night. For bird-watching, there are many hides around lakes, too. Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade(荫处) out of the wind and rain.
Good wildlife photos are needed for books, postcards, magazine and newspapers. But only 5 percent of the photos you took may be good. It is not easy to take a good wildlife photo if you don’t have any good plans beforehand.
1.Why did Leila lie under her car on the stomach?
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2.Why didn’t Leila get close to the elephants she wanted to take photos of?
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3.How can photographers take good wildlife photos according to the passage?
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4.What are good wildlife photos needed for?
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5.Is it easy to take a good wildlife photo?
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Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. 1. When they talk to an Indian, he or she often shakes his or her head. They might think that the Indian does not agree what they said. 2..
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads a little when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes” .3.
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. 4. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir!” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
A.The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head.
B.Body language can be very difficult to understand.
C.But some people will probably be puzzled(疑惑的) when they first go to India.
D.But in fact, he or she is trying to say “Yes!”
E.If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.
China, with Four Great Inventions, in ancient times, has once again showed its ability to change the world with its “new four great inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping.
The four innovative ways of life are most popular among young people, according to a survey by the Belt and Road-Research Institute(一带一路研究院) of Beijing Foreign Studies University.
“The ‘new four great inventions’ are all related to China’s high-tech (高科技), which made the lives of people easier in China,” said Wu Hao, the director of Beijing Foreign Studies University.
“My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with my phone,” said Lin Jinlong, a foreign student from Cambodia, adding that “Even pancake sellers are using Alipay (mobile payment). We can also order food at home, which is super convenient. If I were at home in Cambodia, I would have to go outdoors.”
As a big fan of bicycles, he also showed his love for China’s shared bicycles, saying that “shared bikes are bringing cycling (骑单车) back to people’s lives---and they are making public transport(公共交通) more convenient and less crowded, and encouraging people to be more active.”
Rebacca Fannin, the founder of Silicon Dragon(硅谷之龙), noted that China is beginning to lead in innovation in some ways.
“It is increasingly clear that China is inventing and no longer copying western ideas. It is also increasingly clear that China is leading in many ways such as social messaging app WeChat,” she said.
1.Which of the following are NOT in “new four great inventions”?
A.High-speed railways and electronic payments.
B.Shared bicycles and online shopping.
C.Electronic bicycles and WeChat.
2.The meaning of the underlined word “innovative” is _________.
A.陈旧的 B.革新的 C.流行的
3.Lin Jinlong has NOT mentioned ________ in this passage.
A.high-speed railways B.electronic payments C.shared bicycles
4.With “new four great inventions’’, .
A.people will not use their wallets any longer
B.people’s lives are easier than before
C.there will be more foreign students coming to China
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.China’s Four Great Inventions in ancient times.
B.China’s new four great inventions.
C.A foreign student from Cambodia living and studying in China.
