The Chinese language differs from many Western languages it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words.
A. unless B. until C. now that D. in that
--- I’m thinking of the driving test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass it this time.
---I’m sure you will make it. _______!
A. No wonder B. Cheer up C. No problem D. No way
All of __ sudden , I saw __ UFO with _____ alien in it flying in front of my house.
A. the ; the ; a B a ; the ; a C. a ; an ; an D. a ; a ; an
成品油价税费改革方案自2009年1月1日起实施。有关燃油税问题,不同人有不同看法。请你根据下列内容在China Daily Opinion栏目发表观点。
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赞同 |
1.公平、合理。用油越多,交费也应越多; 2.增强节约意识,减少不必要用车; 3.减少空气污染,有利于环保 |
反对 |
1.中国是发展中国家,不能盲目学西方; 2.油价上涨,加重消费者负担; 3.失业人数增加,会产生其它社会问题。 |
你的观点 |
?(至少两点) |
注意:1.对所给要点,逐一陈述,适当发挥,不要简单翻译。
2.词数150左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。
3.参考词汇:燃油税fuel tax
With the new fuel tax policy taking effect on January 1, more and more people show their great concerns about what it brings to their life.
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认真阅读短文,根据所读内容在下面表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格1个单词。
Could your cellphone give you cancer? Whether it could or not, some people are worrying about the possibility that phones, powerlines and wi-fi (路由器) could be responsible for a range of illnesses, from rashes to brain tumours.
For example, Camilla Rees, 48, a former investment banker in the US, moved out of her apartment in San Francisco because of the radiation coming from next door. Rees told the Los Angeles Times that when her neighbors moved in and installed a wi-fi router she lost her ability to think clearly. “I would wake up dizzy in the morning. I’d fall to the floor. I had to leave to escape that nightmare,” she said. Since then, she’s been on a campaign against low-level electromagnetic fields, or EMFs (低频电磁场).
And she’s not alone. Millions of people say they suffer from headaches, depression, nausea and rashes when they’re too close to cellphones or other sources of EMFs.
Although the World Health Organization has officially declared that EMFs seem to pose little threat, governments are still concerned. In fact, last April, the European Parliament called for countries to take steps to reduce exposure to EMFs. The city of San Francisco and the state of Maine are currently considering requiring cancer-warning labels on cellphones.
If these fears are reasonable, then perhaps we should all be worried about the amount of time we spend talking on our phones or plugging into wi-fi hotpots.
Some say there is evidence to support the growing anxieties. David Carpenter, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University at Albany, in New York, thinks there’s a greater than 95% chance that power lines can cause childhood leukemia. Also there’s a greater than 90% chance that cellphones can cause brain tumours.
But others believe these concerns are unreasonable paranoia (猜疑). Dr Martha Linet, the head of radiation epidemiology at the US National Cancer Institute, has looked at the same research as Carpenter but has reached a different conclusion. “I don’t support warning labels for cellphones,” said Linet. “We don't have the evidence that there’s much danger.”
Studies so far suggest a weak connection between EMFs and illness — so weak that it might not exist at all. A multinational investigation of cellphones and brain cancer, in 13 countries outside the US, has been underway for several years. It’s funded in part by the European Union, in part by a cellphone industry group.
According to Robert Park, a professor of physics at the University of Maryland in the US, the magnetic waves aren’t nearly powerful enough to break apart DNA, which is how known threats, such as UV rays and X-rays, cause cancer.
Perhaps it’s just psychological. Some experts find that the electro-sensitivity syndrome seems to be similar to chemical sensitivity syndrome, which is a condition that’s considered to be psychological.
Whether EMFs are harmful or not, a break in the countryside, without the cellphone, would probably be good for all of us.
Title: Could cellphones give you cancer? |
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Key points |
Supporting details |
Cellphones are (1.)__▲__ to use |
● Some people think it (2.) __▲__ for cellphones to cause cancer. ● Camilla Rees got ill after his neighbor installed a wi-fi router. ● Millions of people have the (3.) __▲__ problems as Camilla. ● Some evidence supports people’s anxieties. |
Cellphones are safe to use |
● Some believe that these concerns are just paranoia. ● So far, studies show that there isn’t much (4.) __▲__ between EMFs and illness. ● Robert Park thinks that the magnetic waves aren’t powerful enough to (5.) __▲__ DNA. ● It’s just for psychological (6.) __▲__ that people feel ill when they use cellphones. |
Attitudes and (7.) __▲__ |
● Some governments are (8.) __▲__ about the safety of cellphones or EMFs. ● The author thinks that we should (9.) __▲__ the chance of talking on the phone or spend more time in the (10.) __▲__ without cellphones. |
There is an old saying:No one thinks he’s a bad driver. Here’s an updated 21st century version: No one thinks he sends annoying (令人烦恼的) e-mails.
But, plenty of us do.
A Princeton University research found that 22 per cent of Americans say e-mail has added to their work pressures and caused misunderstandings. Here’s a guide on e-mail etiquette (礼节) to help you avoid being annoying.
Experts say there are three types of e-mails with different rules-close friends, office and public e-mails.
The close friends e-mail
You can send your lover, your closest friends and your siblings (brothers and sisters) anything, from jokes to “you got to see this!”. But bear in mind that not everyone shares your sense of humour and you may expose them to viruses.
The office e-mail
Don’t add to people’s workload. Keep e-mails short and to the point.
◆Make the subject line factual and brief.
◆Write in clear, concise (简练的) sentences.
◆Provide your name and phone number at the end.
The public e-mail
Occasionally we have to send an e-mail to a group of people. If possible, write your public e-mails with a who, what, when, where structure. For example:
Who: All members of the soccer team
What: Team photo
When: Saturday, March 25, at noon
Where: Playing field 2.
Finally, before you hit “Send”, check the following:
◆Is the e-mail a “flame”? Never send an e-mail in anger, It could stay around forever and haunt (萦绕心头) your professional and personal life.
◆Check the “To” field. Is this really who you want to send the message to?
◆Spell-check the message. Does it have an error that can affect you badly?
1.The writer may want to tell the reader that _____.
A. mails online are often sent to wrong places
B. different e-mails should be written in different ways
C. sending office e-mails is sure to add to people’s workload
D. the public e-mail is usually sent to a large number of people
2.According to the writer, _____.
A. e-mails with some misspellings may hurt the receiver
B. before sending an e-mail, the sender should ask someone to check it
C. jokes sent to a close friend online sometimes may be harmful
D. about 80% of Americans like sending and receiving e-mails
3.If an e-mail is a “flame”, the sender of it must be very _____ at the moment.
A. angry B. excited C. worried D. disappointed