Most Palestinians are _________a path of peace, which means they reject a path of violence.
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A．at the mercy of |
B．in favor of |
C．in terms of |
D．owing to |
—What do you usually do in the afternoon, Mrs. Smith?
— My afternoon ______ includes doing some shopping and walking my dogs.
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A．appointment |
B．action |
C．routine |
D．reservation |
根据下列句子所给汉语意思，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。
1.
Grandfather, father and sons belong to three different (辈).
2.
After supper many people go to the Central Square just for e （娱乐）.
3.
---Tom, look at your papers. How did you do your homework?
--Sorry, sir. You have c me with my twin brother. I’m Jim
4.
Yesterday was our open day. Many children came into our school looking around (好奇).
5.
Don’t be in such a hurry; you’d better eat a few m_____ of food before you go shopping.
6.
I saw some girls were talking about something in w . But when I got closer they all ran away.
7.
The painting in the flag of our class r unity, strength and effort.
8.
As the teacher (走近) the dormitory of his students, the rooms became quiet.
9.
If bright sunlight is (聚焦) on dry wood with a glass, it will start burning.
10.
The sports reporter was watching the football match, (评论) all the time.
Dr. Green, Mrs. Brown, Li Ming 以及其他的读者，Mr. King 和Henry Jordan 正在书店选择自己所需的书刊。阅读下面六个介绍书籍及杂志的广告（选项A、B、C、D、E和F），选出符合各人需要的最佳选项，并标在相应的位置。选项中有一项是多余选项。
____1. Dr. Green — a historian who is interested in the English history.
____2. Mrs. Brown — a woman who tries her best to keep pace with the fashion.
____3. Li Ming—a Chinese student who considers English a headache but wants to make progress in it.
__ _4. Mr. King—a CEO in an IT company.
____5. Henry Jordan—an ordinary worker who is crazy about the mysteries of nature.
A. Discover
Newsmagazine of science devoted to the wonders and stories of modern science, written for the educated
general readers. Published (出版) by Disney Magazine Publishing Co., Discover tells many of the same stories by professionals (专业人员) read in Scientific American. A truly delightful family science magazine, each issue (每期) brings light and newsworthy topics to make dinnertime and water-cooler conversations interesting.
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B. Self
Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc., Self is a handbook devoted to women’s overall physical and mental health. Each issue contains usable articles such as “Style Lab”, in which wearable clothes are
mixed and matched on “Non-models” and the “Eat-right Road Map”, with tips on how to eat properly.
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C. Instyle
Instyle is a guide to the life and life-styles of the world’s famous people. The magazine covers the
choices about their homes, their clothes and their free time activities. With photos and articles, it opens
the door to these people’s homes, families, parties and weddings, offering ideas about beauty, fitness and
in general, life-styles. Publisher: The Time Inc. Magazine Company.
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D. Wired
This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, design and education industries. Published by Conde Nast
Publications Inc., Wired often carries articles on how technology changes people’s life.
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E. Crazy English
This book is meant for the students who are learning English as a foreign language or a second language. Published by Guangming Publishing Company. The writer—Li Yang says it will be of great help to whoever reads it carefully.
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F. A History of the English-speaking Peoples
The book, written by Winston Churchill, who once was a famous Prince Minister of the UK, informs us
something about the history of English-speaking people. It says something until the time when the New World was discovered by Christopher Columbus.
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During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the Games in Berlin.
1.
Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
A. Teach P.E in school. B. Write some books.
C. Work at a hospital. D. Take part in the Olympic Games.
2.
In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
A. Summer. B. Winter. C. Spring. D. Autumn.
3.
Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A. It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.
B. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.
C. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.
D. It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.
4.
At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?
A. Basketball was already a worldwide game.
B. Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.
C. Basketball was an Olympic sport.
D. Basketball was still played using footballs.
Why should I teach my children history? That sounds like a stupid question to even ask. But, as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history, I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history. Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history.
The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past. I am convinced that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the things that made these successes and failures. However, as the unfortunately true statement goes "the one thing we seem to learn from history is that we don't seem to learn from history." Perhaps at least in teaching history to my children I can do a small part in changing this.
A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical context. We cannot even understand why we are and where we are without history, much less (更不必说) try to figure out where we are going or how we should get where we want to be.
I teach my children history, for one more reason. I purchased a set of historical audio (录音机) tapes for our children. My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over. It was my hope that he would become inspired by the accomplishments of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself. I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr. if, in doing so, young people are called on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he accomplished. I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler, people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for.
1.
What message can we get from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
A. Many people aren't clever enough to learn well from the past.
B. Many people fail to make good use of history and make the same mistakes.
C. Many people feel it hard to understand history.
D. Many people have no interest in studying history.
2.
In Paragraph 3, the author shows that history is useful because ___________.
A. it makes the current political situation go smoothly
B. it helps us realize the importance of historical events
C. it helps us understand why things are the way they are
D. it helps people accept the present situation where they live
3.
What would be talked about in the following paragraph?
A. How to teach history effectively.
B. Some negative reasons for studying history.
C. How to get more people to study history.
D. Some bad historical figures.
4.
The main purpose of this passage is to ____________.
A. inspire the parents to teach their children history
B. show the importance of history in politics
C. explain the reasons why children study history
D. introduce the writer’s own way of teaching history
