In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.
New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging stumps (树桩) of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land.
The work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.
That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not high: A man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer’s cows from joining his neighbour’s cows.
1.New England is an area ______.
A. in the northeastern part of Britain
B. which has been newly discovered by the Englishmen
C. which lies between Australia and New Zealand
D. which lies in the northeastern part of the USA
2.According to the passage, farming is difficult in New England because ______.
A. the winter is very long there B. the farms are very old
C. the soil is rocky and thin D. there are not enough machines for farming
3.From this passage, we know the removing of stones ______.
A. must be done again and again
B. is usually done during the winter
C. is an interesting job children enjoy doing
D. was more difficult before machines were used
4.In New England, stone walls are used to ______.
A. keep dangerous beasts out
B. keep the farmer’s cows from wandering away
C. protect the farmers fields from thieves
D. provide comfortable living conditions for the farmer’s family
1.Why does the writer introduce so many animals from different places to us?
A. To frighten us in the zoo. B. To make us lovely in the zoo.
C. To attract us to the zoo. D. To show that animals can do everything.
2.How much does Mr. Smith have to pay if he visits the zoo with his son of three?
A. ￥3. B. ￥4. C. ￥5. D. ￥6.
3.At which of the following time can we visit the zoo?
A. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. B. 9:30 a.m. Friday.
C. 3:00 p.m. Sunday. D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday.
4.From the passage we can infer (推断) that a giraffe must be a very ______ animal.
A. fat B. short C. strong D. tall
要建立良好的人际关系，不仅要善于表达，更要学会倾听。请你根据下面给出的提示，写一篇以“Being a Good Listener”为题的文章，字数100字左右。
倾听的重要性：能互相尊重，增进理解，建立良好的人际关系。
谁来倾听：家长倾听孩子：能够理解孩子，消除代沟；
老师倾听学生：满足学生需求；
同学相互倾听：增进友谊，互帮互学。
怎样倾听：尊重他人，不要打断别人谈话；包容不同意见。
增进理【解析】
promote understanding
人际关系：interpersonal relationship
消除代沟：narrow the generation gap 满足需求：meet one’s needs
包容：be open-minded to sth.
Being a Good Listener
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此题要求改正所给句子中的错误，按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行写出该词，也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
A boy and his father were having walk in the 1._________
country when it suddenly began to rain very hardly. 2._________
They do not have their umbrellas with them, and there 3._________
had nowhere to hide themselves from the rain, so 4._________
he soon got wet. While they were walking home through 5._________
the rain, the boy was thinking for a long time. Then at 6._________
last he turned to his father and said to him, “Why did 7._________
it rain, father? It isn’t nice, isn’t it?” “No, it isn’t very 8._________
nice, but it’s much useful, Tom!” answered his father. 9._________
“It rains to make the fruits and the vegetables to grow for us.” 10._________
根据句子所给汉语注释,写出各单词的正确形式（每空只写一词）。
1.You can eat by _________ (蘸进) them in a little bowl of special sauce.
2.The government made agreements with Native American _________ (首领).
3.Smoking is strictly _________ (禁止) in the school.
4.It was _________ (贪吃，贪心) of them to eat up all the candy.
5.Water _________ (吸收) a lot of heat without big changes in temperature.
6.They have _________ (克服) many difficulties over the past few years.
7.We have already made an ___________ (安排) for our vacation.
8.They were all _________ (在船上) the ship last night.
9.They decorated the house _________ (不顾，不理) of cost.
10.Who will be responsible for the soldiers’ food _________ (供应品)？
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出最佳选项。
Mike: Hello. ____1.____.
Bill: Yes, it is.
Mike: ____2.____.
Bill: What time do you need a taxi, sir?
Mike: My flight leaves at 2:30 this afternoon but I’d like to arrive at the station before 1:30. _ ___3.____.
Bill: From here? Where do you live?
Mike: Oh, I’m sorry. Live at 553 Mile End Street.
Bill: Let me see. 553 Mile End Street. I’d say that it would take about half an hour. We’ll pick you up at 1:00. _ ___4.____.
Mike: Yes, that will be fine. The driver will help me with my bag, won’t he?
Bill: ____5.____. He will help you.
A. Yes, the driver is young and kind-hearted.
B. I need a taxi to the airport, please.
C. Do you have anything else to declare?
D. Is it OK with you?
E. How long is the ride from here?
F. How much do you know about our city?
G. Is this the Banks Taxi Service?
