The doctor could ______ by the symptom that the patient caught flu.
A.observe |
B.say |
C.tell |
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By the time he was twelve, Edison ________ to make a living by himself .
A.would begin |
B.has begun |
C.had begun |
D.was begun |
----What a beautiful picture!
----It’s years ______ I painted a picture as beautiful as this one.
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B.since |
C.when |
D.before |
_______ meeting held last night was _________ great success.
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. 1. .
In the west of America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. 2.__ When they were alone in the desert with the cattle, they drank strong coffee to keep awake at night. They sang about the stars and the moon, about their family and their friends. 3._ They would not run away if cowboys sang beautiful and peaceful songs.
In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. 4._ They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles and plates. When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music.
5. It takes about love, jobs, home and money. It talked about friends and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows something about these ideas. Also, many country music fans wear Western clothes and dance together to country music.
Cowboys’ life was lonely and dangerous.
It is a mixture of music from all of these places.
Country music gained popularity in the 1940s.
Country music describes life clearly.
Country music has produced two top artists.
The cattle listened to the cowboys and went to sleep.
They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments.
书面表达(满分25分)
目前,各大城市正在治理街头的小商小贩,并因此引发了一些暴力事件.这一现象引起了网友的热烈讨论.请根据下面的内容,用英文介绍一下讨论的情况,并发表你的看法.
支持街头小商小贩存在: 1. 每个人都有谋生的权利
2. 给人们的生活提供了方便
反对街头小商小贩存在: 1. 占用道路,造成交通阻塞
2. 有些食品不干净,食用不安全
3. 有损市容
你的观点: ….
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: 100 左右 . 开头已经写好,不记入总词数.
3. 参考词汇: street vendor 街头小贩
Street vendors are forbidden in many big cities, which has caused a lot of violence.