I’m writing to tell you my imagination about life in the future.
No one can tell exactly what kind of life will be a__________ of 1.__________
us. But I can ____________ (宣布) with certainty that life will 2.__________
be m___________ easier. I’m sure there will be more educational 3.__________
programs on the radio or TV. So children will get _____________ 4.__________
at home w_____________ going to school every day. Besides, most 5.__________
of us will have videophones at home through __________ we can 6.__________
have a medical exam or do some _________ (购物) at home. Meanwhile, 7.__________
we’ll have robots to _______ (帮助) us in doing housework, allowing 8.__________
us more time to enjoy life. With the development of ___________ (科学) 9.__________
researches, ordinary people may soon be able to spend their holidays
in space and a great __________ of people may live in space or undersea. 10._________
根据汉语意思完成下列句子
1.每当霍乱爆发时，就有成千上万惊恐的老百姓病死。
Thousands of ___________ people died _________ __________ there was an __________ of cholera.
2.为了方便起见，英格兰大致可以分为三个地区。
For convenience, England is ________ _______ ________three zones.
3.事实证明，急救知识能发挥重要的作用。
It is proved that ________ ______________of first aid can ________ ________ _________.
4.一张桌子和几把椅子从地板下面升了起来，好像变魔术似的。
A table and some chairs rose from under the floor ________ _______ _______ ________.
5.使游客们大为惊讶的是，这个坚实的用石头砌的方形塔已经屹立在那儿1000年了。
___________ to the tourists’ _____________, this solid stone, square tower has __________ ____________ there for one thousand years.
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1.The suggestion ________________ by the chairman was rejected at yesterday’s meeting.
2.______________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to your skin.
3.Doing sports on a regular basis _____________ our health.
4.His car __________ constantly ___________, which makes him crazy especially when he is in a hurry.
5.In order to calm their child down, the mother _____________ the story where the father left off the night before.
6.______________ to live in the countryside, he has never thought of seeking fortune in the big cities.
7.He couldn’t ____________________ his experiment with so much noise going on outside the labs.
8.Being afraid of falling behind the times, he has always been keeping himself ____________ the latest development of technology.
9.The young man _________________ stealing three times since he left high school.
10.He demanded that a car _______________ to pick him up at the airport.
Growing up in the USA, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was her. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in a young voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week lone.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”
Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
1.Why was the author’s mother poorly served?
A. She was too shy to speak clearly
B. She couldn’t make herself understood.
C. She was unable to speak good English.
D. She was not a native America.
2.From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was .
A. good at pretending
B. rude to other people
C. ready to help her mother
D. unwilling to phone for her mother
3.After the author made the phone call, .
A. they forgave the stockbroker
B. they failed to get the check
C. they went to New York immediately
D. telephone the stockbroker’s manager
4.What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
A. It confuses her.
B. It embarrasses her.
C. It helps her understand the world.
D. It helps her tolerate rude people.
5.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English .
A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers
B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers
C. has a very bad reputation in America
D. may bring inconvenience in America
Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.
A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).
In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.
In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.
The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked
out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.
Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.
It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can't talk back. Still, it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!
1.From paragraph 2 we know that __ .
A. animals are as clever as human beings
B. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees
C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills
D. dogs have similar 'learning abilities as 3-year-old children
2.Both experiments show that .
A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right
B. Rico can recognize different things including toys
C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics
D. Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities.
B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.
C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects.
D. Rico is born to understand its owner's commands.
4.Which may be the best title of the passage?
A. Do dogs understand us?
B. Does your dog understand you?
C. Be careful with dogs.
D. Be friendly to your dog.
Shakespeare's life can be divided into three periods: the first 20 years in Stratford, which includes his schooling，early marriage, and fatherhood；the next 25 years as an actor and playwright (剧作家) in London; and the last five in retirement back in Stratford where he enjoyed the wealth gained from his theatrical (戏剧的) successes. The years linking the first two periods are marked by a lack of information about Shakespeare, and are often referred to as the “dark years”.
Shakespeare probably left school at 15, and took some sorts of jobs, especially since this was the period of his father’s financial difficulty. A great number of references in his plays suggest that William may have in fact worked for his father, thus gaining specialized knowledge.
At some point during the “dark years”, Shakespeare began his career with a London theatrical company — perhaps in 1589 — for he was already an actor and playwright in 1592. Shakespeare apparently wrote and acted for Pembroke’s Men, as well as a lot of others, in particular Strange’s Men, which later became the Chamberlain’s Men.
When, in 1592, the theaters were closed for about two years, due to a terrible disease. Shakespeare turned to writing book-length poetry. Most notable were Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, both of which have been translated into many languages and even been included in students’ textbooks. During this same period, Shakespeare was writing his sonnets (十四行诗), which are more likely signs of the time’s fashion rather than actual love poems detailing any particular relationship. He returned to play writing when theater reopened in 1594, and published no more poetry. His sonnets were published without his permission in 1609, shortly before his retirement. His final play was Henry VIII, two years before his death in 1616.
1.Why did Shakespeare take some sorts of jobs at the age of 15 and didn’t go on studying?
A. Because his family was badly off at that time.
B. Because he liked his job more than studying.
C. Because he wanted to be an actor in London.
D. Because he wanted to open his own company.
2.Which of the following words can take the place of the underlined word “notable” in the last paragraph?
A. long B. fashionable C. famous D. educational
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Shakespeare didn’t write any plays between 1592 and 1594.
B. Shakespeare’s sonnets were written between 1592 and 1594.
C. After writing Henry VIII, Shakespeare wrote nothing.
D. Shakespeare published his sonnets in 1609.
