近来，越来越多的学生在校外租房而不愿住大寝室。请根据下面提示，一分为二地用英语写一篇短文，说说两者各自的好处与坏处，并表明自己的观点。
1. 学习时间； 2. 安全； 3. 自由性； 4. 与同学交往； 5. 学习效果。
注意：①可从其他角度阐述，但两方面的理由都至少要有两条；词数100左右。
②开头部分已经写出。
Nowadays, some students would not like to live in a dorm___________________________
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根据句意，拼写单词。(共8小题；每小题1分,满分8分)
1.Outside the cinema, we had a long wait but we thought it was w______________ since we got the tickets.
2.Columbia e_______________ coffee to the United States every year.
3.He read through his newly –finished book and was c____________ with himself.
4.Body language is one of the most powerful means of c_________________.
5.Tony’s mother was given a special prize for her o________________ work.
6.The science and technology-based theme park uses the most a_________________ technology.
7.Our classroom will be e__________________ with an air-conditioner so that we will never feel hot in summer again.
8.Little Tom jumped with joy the moment he saw v_____________ toys he likes on the shelf.
The American local food movement has been all about buying seasonal food from nearby farmers. Now, thanks to the Web, it is expanding to include far-away farmers too. A new start-up, Foodzie, is an online farmers market where small food producers and growers can sell their products.
Foodzie was started by Mr LaFave and two of his friends, who met during college at Virginia Tech, where they would pay frequent visits to farmers markets. Last year, while living in North Carolina, one of them, Emily Olson, now 24, came up with one idea. She was working as a brand manager for a gourmet grocery chain and realized that people who enjoyed fine food but didn’t work in the business had no way to discover handmade foods outside their local farmers markets. Small farmers had no way of finding or selling to faraway customers, either.
Mr LaFAve and the third co-founder, Nik Bauman, both 25, worked in corporate sales and software development. “With business, food and computer science backgrounds, we figured we had everything we needed.” Mr LaFAve said.
The three quit their jobs, and opened this site to the public in December and the site has had 43,000 visitors in the past month. So far, 29 sellers have opened shops and 41 are in the process of opening them. The founders recently hired a fourth employee to help Ms Olson recruit(吸收) new food producers at farmers markets and food shows. Mr LaFAve is convinced that the recession(经济衰退) will not reduce people’s interest in buying locally grown and handmade food. “There is misunderstanding that all these foods are more expensive than mass-produced alternatives,” he said. “People are pouring their heart and soul into these products, and they are of the highest quality. ”
1. The passage is mainly about _______________.
A. how an online farmers’ market works
B. the American local food movement
C. three youths starting an online farmers’ market
D. the reasons why people are interested in local food
2.Why did the founders start the online farmers’ market?
A. Because it met the need of the market.
B. Because the founders were interested in seasonal food.
C. Because some people wanted to buy locally grown food.
D. Because farmers wanted to sell their foods.
3. The underlined word in Paragraph 2 can be used to describe ______________.
A. food of high quality B. terrible food C. food of low fat D. fried food
4.The founders of the site employed another person to help _______________.
A. open new shops in faraway markets
B. buy locally grown and handmade food
C. find more food outside their local farmers’ markets
D. find more food growers to open shops on their site
5.About the three founders, we know that ________________.
A. they are of the same age B. to start the website they gave up their work
C. they used to be colleague D. they majored in farming at college
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调) the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate(适当的) topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.”He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words：“You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t request you to do so, ”he answered, greatly surprised.I said, “Didn’t you say’ you don’t say？”Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.”Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because ____________.
A. English idioms were not important B. I was not careful with English idioms
C. my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of them D. I had no interest in them
2.At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant _____________.
A. he was not interested in the topic B. he was only interested in the Great Wall
C. I had talked too much D. I had to stop talking
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A. The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.
B. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.
C. The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.
D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.
4.After the Englishman explained the idiom, ________________.
A. I thought the Englishman had made me a fool B. the Englishman became a real fool.
C. I felt very silly D. I became more carefully in everything
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______________.
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C. to find a better job
D. to
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All people need to sleep. Sleep is a necessary process that promotes proper body functioning and can improve the quality of your life. Not only is the quantity of sleep important, but also the quality of sleep.
Your bedroom should be shaped to your taste and allow you to sleep in a peaceful environment. One of the biggest mistakes people make in their sleep is to use their bedroom for activities other than sleep. If your bedroom also functions as a command station for your life and work, the likelihood（可能性）of your sleeping being poor is rather high. Bedrooms should be designed, decorated and used for sleep mainly.TVs, computers and other things should not be in your bedroom if at all possible.
Establishing regular sleeping and waking times can help improve the quality of your sleep especially for those suffering from sleeplessness. Avoid hot food, caffeine, sugar and alcohol at least 4 to 6 hours before your sleep time.Develop a regular exercise program.Proper exercise and nutrition will help improve sleeping patterns. However, avoid exercising 2 hours before sleeping, since this may stimulate（刺激）your body and make sleeping more difficult.
Establish a pre-bedtime rule that will help you focus on sleep. You can try meditation (沉思), reading or deep breathing and relaxation. Your bedtime rule should be yours. Do not worry about it fitting into a specific category（种类）.Do what is best for you.
Things such as room temperature, noise and light levels and even your bed mattress（垫子） can have a lot of effect on the quality of sleep that you experience. Block out distracting（使人分心的） noises and lights. You are in your bedroom to sleep and not be distracted by environmental interferences (干扰).
1.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. How to Improve Sleep Quality？ B. What Is the Process of Sleep?
C. Where Should We Sleep? D. How to Deal with Sleep Problems?
2.According to the author, __ .
A. the bedroom has many functions than expected
B. computers can make people sleep fast
C. the bedroom is better used only for sleep
D. amusements are forbidden in the bedroom by law
3.If you have sleep problems, __ .
A. a well-decorated bedroom is important to you
B. you’d better have steady sleeping and waking time
C. cold food and sugar are good for you
D. you need proper exercise just before sleep
4.The main idea of the last paragraph is ___ .
A. a good sleep environment contributes to good sleep
B. blinding lights can make for a good sleep
C. bed mattress plays a key part in sleep
D. distracted people are sleepless
