—Andy works hard．
—So he does．He is often seen _____ heavily before his teammates have even arrived at practice．
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A．to be sweated |
B．sweated |
C．be sweated |
D．sweating |
—Have you________ Betty yet?
—Not really．She won’t forgive me for having told her lies．
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A．put up with |
B．come up with |
C．made up with |
D．kept up with |
Don’t touch _______ live wire, or you will get _______ shock．
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A．the; the |
B．the; a |
C．不填; a |
D．不填；不填 |
11月的第四个星期四是感恩节。2011年的感恩节是11月24日。某英文杂志社要举办一次征文比赛活动。活动主题是：“Learn to be grateful".假如你叫魏来，请根据下列提示写一篇120词左右的短文投给该杂志社。
主要内容包括：
1.为什么要感恩？
2.对谁感恩？
3.感恩实际行动（给父母泡一杯热茶或给他们一个拥抱；给老师作感恩卡；给同学和朋友发短信感谢他们的帮助……）
Learn to be grateful
The Thanksgiving Day in this year is on November 24th and
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阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
［1］Losing weight is hard enough. Keeping it off is even harder. Now a new study by researchers at Penn State suggests that the techniques that work for losing weight aren’t necessarily the same as those that help keep you slim.
[2]First the researchers surveyed over 1,100 people who had achieved significant weight loss and maintained it. The researchers identified 36 weight-loss and weight-maintenance practices that at least10% of the group used.
[3]Then the researchers conducted a national telephone survey of overweight people who had tried to lose weight and keep it off with different success: about 11% reported successfully losing weight, and 21% were able to maintain that loss for at least a year.
[4]The survey found people who did so by participating in weight loss programs, cutting back on sugar, eating healthy snacks, not skipping meals and participating in different types of exercise.
[5]Still, say many nutrition and obesity experts. The basic principles of weight loss and maintenance are the same; you have to eat a healthy diet and increase your exercise. People who lose weight and keep it off tend to eat significantly healthier foods and do a lot more exercise than the average American.
[6]But what may maintain between weight-loss and maintenance is a person’s attitude; rather than focusing on actively losing weight in the short term. People have to start focusing on long-term, permanent lifestyle changes and behaviors, if they want to maintain the weight that’s been lost. The key to success, experts agree, is motivation, not necessarily the particulars of your weight-loss program.
1.What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)
2.Complete the following statement with words from the text. (no more than 5 words)
If people want to keep , they have to pay attention to the lifestyle changes and the behaviors.
3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
4.What do experts say about weight loss and maintenance? (no more than 10 words)
5.What does the word “those” (line 2, paragraph 1) refer to? (no more than 3 words)
Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use. This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often taken as the measure of progress without a proper appreciation of historical and cultural perspectives.
To start with, it is important to remember that the nature of agriculture has changed markedly throughout history, and will continue to do so. Medieval agriculture in northern Europe fed, clothed and sheltered a mainly rural society with a much lower population density than it is today. It had minimal effect on biodiversity, and any pollution it caused was typically localized. In terms of energy use and the nutrients captured in the product it was relatively inefficient.
Contrast this with farming since the start of the industrial revolution. Competition from overseas led farmers to specialize and increase yields. Throughout this period food became cheaper, safer and more reliable. However, these changes have also led to habitat loss and to reducing biodiversity.
All this means that agriculture in the 21st century will have to be very different from how it was in the 20th. This will require thorough thinking. For example, we need to move away from the idea that traditional practices are certainly more sustainable than new ones. We also need to abandon the notion that agriculture can be “zero impact”. The key will be to abandon the rather simple and static(稳定的)measures of sustainability, which centre on the need to maintain production without increasing damage. Instead we need a more dynamic interpretation, one that looks at the pros and cons of all the various way land is used. There are many different ways to measure agricultural performance besides food yield: energy use, environmental costs, water purity, carbon footprint and biodiversity. It is clear, for example, that the carbon of transporting tomatoes from Spain to the UK is less than that of producing them in the UK with additional heating and lighting. But we do not know whether lower carbon footprints will always be better for biodiversity.
What is important is recognizing that sustainable agriculture is not just about sustainable food production.
1.How do people often measure progress in agriculture?
A. By its impact on the environment B. By its contribution to economic growth
C. By its productivity D. By its sustainability
2.Specialization and the effort to increase yields have resulted in .
A. Localized pollution B. The shrinking of farmland
C. the decrease of biodiversity D. competition from overseas3. What does the author think of traditional farming practices?
A. They are not necessarily sustainable B. They have not kept pace with population growth
C. They have remained the same over the centuries D. They are environmentally friendly
4.What will agriculture be like in the 21st century?
A. It will abandon traditional farming practices B. It will mainly keep traditional farming
C. It will go through complete changes D. It will cause zero damage to the environment
5.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To remind people of the need of sustainable development.
B. To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is.
C. To advance new criteria for measuring farming progress.
D. To suggest ways of ensuring sustainable food production.
