Jim passed the driving test, ______ surprised everybody in the office.
A. which B. that C. this D. it
My brother is an actor. He ______ in several films so far.
A. appears B. appeared C. has appeared D. is appearing
请你根据提示用英语写一篇短文，介绍第十五届全国书市开幕当天的情况，并浅谈举办书市的意义。
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日期 |
2005年5月18日 |
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地点 |
天津 |
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人数 |
6万余人（来自全国各地、各行各业） |
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主要活动 |
开幕式、科普讲座、作者与读者见面 |
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受欢迎图书 |
社会科学、少儿读物、外语等 |
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意义 |
提供好书、方便购书、满足人们增长知识的愿望 |
注意：
*1. 词数：80—120
*2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
*3. 参考词汇：全国书市——National Book Fair 开幕式——opening ceremony
When I was four years old I got ill . I took medicine twice
a day . The medicine had so a bitter taste that I took it mixed in 1.
orange juice . The problem was that I can still taste the medicine . 2.
In a particular afternoon my mother brought the drink in . As 3.
she gave it to me , when the phone rang and she went to answer 4.
it . I looked at the orange drink and decided I couldn’t face them , 5.
so I hid the glass behind a pile magazines . Of course , when 6.
my mother was asked , “ Have you already taken your medicine ? ” 7.
I said , “ Yes . ” I felt very pleased with me . The next day , my 8.
mother found drink when she was doing the housework . She 9.
looked at me serious and said , “ It’s bad to tell lies ! ” 10.
No one can fail to stand in awed（令人敬畏的）admiration of the great discoveries of history-Newton’s laws of motion , Kepler’s principles of planetary movement , Einstein’s general theory of relativity . Equally awe-inspiring are artistic creations in painting , theatre , music , and literature , which have also been brought about by discovery through personal efforts . What do these extraordinary achievements of well-known scientists and artists have to do with problem solving ?
A great scientific discovery or a great work of art is surely the result of problem-solving activity . The solution to a problem , we are told , often comes to thinkers in a “ flash of insight（顿悟）” , although they may have been turning the problem over in their minds for some time . As a particular form of problem solving , these creative acts are based on the broad knowledge gained in the past , whether this be of the “ public ” sort known to science , or of the “ private ” sort known to the artist .
Many creative thinkers state that they have completely devoted themselves to the subject matter of the problem , often over fairly long periods of time . Indeed , it would be strange if they had not done this . Nothing in such statements supports the idea that there is anything very different about the problem solving that leads to discoveries of the great contributions to the society . The act of discovery , even in the relatively predictable（可以预见的）sense that it occurs in everyday learning , involves（涉及）a “ sudden insight ” which changes the problem situation into a solution situation . As we have seen , everyday discovery also requires that the learner have the knowledge of the rules gained in the past , which is involved in the solution .
1.Newton , Kepler and Einstein are mentioned in the first paragraph to .
A. bring about the subject of the discussion B. explain that scientists are more creative
C. show the difference between science and arts D. prove that arts require more personal efforts
2.While knowledge from the past plays an important role in their achievements , thinkers sometimes also depend on their .
A. artistic tastes B. sudden insight
C. admiration of discoveries D. scientific experiments
3.What does the underlined word “ this ” refer to ?
A. Great contributions to the society . B. Long-time study of the subject matter .
C. Various statements about problem solving . D. Complete devotion to artistic creation .
4.We may conclude from the passage that .
A. it is more likely to make scientific and artistic discoveries in everyday learning
B. a sudden insight and knowledge from the past are required in making discoveries
C. scientific discoveries or artistic creations are usually unpredictable in nature
D. knowledge of the rules in the past is often developed in the changes of situation
The scene in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow , where global warming could soon turn the global climate（气候）into a new ice age , may never occur , according to new research .
The next ice age could be 15,000 years away , say European scientists who last month announced a continuous record of 740,000 years of climate date（数据）obtained from the Antarctic ice .
Scientists from 10 nations have now almost
completely drilled through a 3,000-meter depth of ice high in the Antarctic
mainland . They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to 
, has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls , kept as
neatly as the growth rings of a tree . And the ice and air caught in each layer（层）have begun to answer
questions about the climates in the past .
The results show that there have been eight ice ages in the past 740,000 years and eight warmer periods . And by comparing the pattern of global conditions today with those of the past , the researchers reported in Nature that the present warm period could last another 15,000 years .
Research suggests that there is a very close connection between greenhouse gas levels and global average temperatures . It also shows that carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）levels are the highest for at least 440,000 years .
“ If people say to you : the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into an ice age otherwise , our date say no , a new ice age is not hanging over our heads , ” said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey . “ Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages … and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future . ”
Scientists found that whenever temperatures rose in the frozen record , so did carbon dioxide level . “ In 440,000 years we have never seen greenhouse gas get as thick as it is today , ” said Dr Wolff .
1.In drilling through the ice in Antarctica , scientists have found that .
A. the lowest temperature there is B. the depth of ice
is 3,000 meters
C. the ice has existed for 15,000 years D. snowfalls are kept in certain patterns
2.The information of the global climate conditions in the past can be obtained
through .
A. separating carbon dioxide from the air B. examining the growth rings of trees
C. comparing temperatures in different areas D. studying the ice and air caught in each layer
3.We can infer from Eric Wolff’s words that .
A. there is something wrong with the data B. greenhouse effect is always a bad thing
C. a new ice age will not come in the near future D. greenhouse gas will get thick in the future
4.What would be the best title for the passage ?
A. Research over the Antarctic area . B. Warm period to last about 15,000 years .
C. Report on the eight ice ages in the past . D. Hollywood movies and the global climate .
