One advantage of fishing is ______ it can give you a lot of pleasure.
A. how B. why C. that D. when
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, gave in studying in
Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company and researching
The computer software. An old saying goes, Interest is the best teacher. I quite agree with this
idea. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got particular interested in
foreign cultures or customs. To meet us curiosity, I read English stories every day. It seemed to be
the best “meal” of a day. As for a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is the
key to succeed.
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1.She took a year’s leave of a____________ from her job.
2.Sunshine is b_____________ to plants.
3.She was a____________ because her boyfriend didn’t not send short messages to her.
4.In our school, every student has free a___________ to the library.
5.Why has your fellow students’ a____________ changed towards you?
6.One morning his stepmother a______________ him to school, which seldom happened and moved him a lot.
7.There is no need for you to have s______________ for those kids, as they are all wrongdoers
8.David felt very e______________ when he found he didn’t have enough money to pay for the dinner before his friends.
9.His mother is an e_____________ lady, who has had a good education and is always dressed in the latest Paris fashion.
10.To the s_______________ of his parents, Li Feng was admitted into Hong Kong University this September.
If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.
Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck－lines are lowered or raised, and soon.
No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn’t at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high－heeled shoes.
When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Does the constantly changing fashion of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanged styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.
1.The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the of clothing
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A．comfort |
B．appearance |
C．cost |
D．suitability |
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE？
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A．Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women. |
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B．The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character. |
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C．The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society. |
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D．New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women. |
3.By saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious”, the writer means that _____.
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A．women’s inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at |
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B．women are better able to put up with discomfort |
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C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers |
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D．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion |
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Book 1 Elixir written by Eric Walters Twelve-year-old Roth becomes a friend of Dr．Banting and his assistant, Mr．Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes （糖尿病）．She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and Best． |
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Book 2 George Washingtion Carver written by Elizabeth Macleod Meet the “Peanut（花生）Specialist”, George Washington Carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts．Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States．See also Macleod’s Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius. |
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Book 3 The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations written by Alootook Ipellie & David MacDonald Explore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival．From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people．Also see other books: The Chinese Thought of It by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of It by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald． |
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Book 4 Made in Canada:101 Amazing Achievements written by Bev Spencer What things do we use daily that have a Canadian connection? Here are 101 common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian, including the Blackberry, alkaline（碱性）batteries and the Blue Box recycling program． |
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Book 5 Newton and the Time Machine written by Michael McGowan Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see dinosaurs up close．But it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends, King Herbert and Queen Certrude, in it! Can he save them before time runs out? |
1.Which of the following best describes Roth’s feeling in Book 1?
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A．Painful. |
B．Curious. |
C．Frightened. |
D．Disappointed. |
2.In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Gertrude are_______.
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A．the names of the time machine |
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B．Newton’s human friends |
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C．two dinosaurs |
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D．the inventors of the time machine |
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．Alkaline batteries were invented by Dr. Banting. |
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B．Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts. |
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C．Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5. |
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D．George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US. |
The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world's supply of water. With 97% of the world's water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage(短缺)seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the world's agricultural industries experience constant water shortages.
Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution(重新分配)are very high. Not only is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys(山谷)are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water may flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.
This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation (灌溉). In Texas, farmers' overuse of irrigation water has resulted in a 25% reduction of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of southwestern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys, but much of the water use has been poorly managed.
Saudi Arabia's attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves. Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.
1.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
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A．Ways to reduce the costs of building dams. |
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B．Steps to improving water use management. |
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C．Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages. |
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D．Approaches to handling the pressure on water supply. |
2.From the first two paragraphs we learn that________.
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A．much of the world's water is available for use |
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B．people in high rainfall countries feel lucky |
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C．the costs of water redistribution should be considered |
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D．water can be easily carried through pipes across the world |
3.The text is mainly about________.
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A．water supply and increasing population |
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B．water shortages and environmental protection |
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C．water redistribution and wildlife protection |
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D．water use management and agriculture |
