Although different in many ways，the British and the Americans ________ many of the same customs.
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A．make |
B．take |
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C．share |
D．give |
目前，许多学校对学生采取封闭管理，学生对此看法不一。请根据下表所提供的信息，写一篇短文，谈谈你自己的看法。
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有的同学认为 |
有的同学认为 |
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1.学校限制我们的自由； 2.学生和社会接触少； 3.学生的兴趣和爱好不能得到充分的发展。 |
1.学校是学习知识的地方； 2.学生应该安心在学校里学习； 3.学生缺乏自觉性，离开了老师，可能会做一些影响学习的事情。 |
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你的看法：…… |
注意：1.短文须包含提示中的要点，但不得逐句翻译；
2．词数：100左右。
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阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
1.He stated that his lateness ________________(因车辆过多) on the motorway.(due)
2.She lost everything she owned as a direct ________________(这次时间的后果)．(consequence)
3.It tends to rain here a lot in summer ____________(而非) be dry.(rather)
4.Little Jim is unwilling to come here even if there is ________________(各种活动) for children.(range)
5.The population of the country is growing ________________(以稳定的速率) per year.(steady)
6.As I couldn’t ____________(忍受) the noise，I quit my job.(put)
7.The rain ________________(对比赛将没什么影响)，so long as you try your best.(difference)
8.It will take a lot of energy to get them ________________(支持这项政策)．(advocate)
9.________________(代表我的同事以及我自己) I thank you.(behalf)
10.We discussed everything —____________(去哪里，做什么等等)．(so)
A trip to the library can change your life.That is the idea of the Get It Loud in Libraries project，which challenges the habit of speaking in a low voice.The sweet tones of singer Diana Vickers rang out recently，surrounded by books as well as fans，at Lancaster Library.Plan B，Adele，Florence and the Machine，Speech Debelle，and the Thrills have also performed for the project.
This fiveyear project aims to increase access(进入) to libraries while developing youth talent and has attracted more than 8,500 visitors,5,000 of whom are firsttime library users.
“I think it’s wonderful，”Vickers says.“I’ve been playing in front of big crowds and I’m excited about close environments where you can be close to your fans.”
As a child growing up in nearby Blackburn，she says that her school library was a “second home”to her.When she was young she loved PeterRabbit and Mr.Men books，and later her favorites included LittleWomen and TheLovelyBones.
Attracted by the stage，the young who would once never have been to a library have been returning to borrow books and CDs.The project’s founder，Stewart Parsons，has worked in libraries for 25 years.He feels that the concerts have made libraries something that the young want to be part of.A mother，Lauren Zawadzki，sent him a text message after a concert：“Your work is great！！！Both Izaak and Dom have been reading in the library for the last half hour...You should be proud.They would never have suggested that before the concerts.”
Parsons hopes that the activity is changing the way people view libraries.“My big worry is that libraries trail(拖拉)behind slightly；they shouldn’t.This is about bringing libraries up to date.The beautiful thing is that people are reconnecting with the library in a way they haven’t done before.”
1.The Get It Loud in Libraries project aims to ________.
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A．collect money for libraries to buy books |
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B．attract more people to read in libraries |
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C．provide a performing place for music lovers |
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D．develop youth talent for singing |
2.According to the passage，Vickers’s attitude towards Libraries project is that of ________.
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A．praise |
B．unconcern |
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C．doubt |
D．worry |
3.What can we know about Diana Vickers from the passage?
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A．She once worked at a library. |
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B．She doesn’t like being close to her fans. |
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C．She liked reading in her childhood. |
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D．She complains about the noisy environment. |
4.According to the passage，Zawadzki ________.
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A．advised libraries to keep quiet |
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B．praised Parsons for helping her reading |
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C．found her children’s talent for singing |
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D．praised the Get It Loud in Libraries project |
Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”？ These American selfhelp books have been translated into more than thirty nine languages including Chinese，Arabic，Russian，French，German，Greek and Spanish.
“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person.The dummies books are not really for stupid people.They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before，like painting a house or learning a language.The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies，such as World History for Dummies，Rabbits for Dummies，Chinese Cooking for Dummies，and Wedding Planning for Dummies.The first such book，DOS for Dummies，was published in 1991.It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers.Since then，more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.
The dummies.com website explains the idea behind the books.It says that they show people can be taught to do anything.First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand.Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy.The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary.They give readers just enough information to do what they want.They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something.And the books use simple and easy language.
There are more than one thousand different dummies books.A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.
The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need－like information about diseases，education and cooking.People interested in opera，car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them.And there are even more dummies books to come.The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.
1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
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A．Books for Dummies |
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B．The Easiest，the Best |
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C．Self-Help Books |
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D．New Ideas behind the Books |
2.The dummies books have been popular because ________.
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A．they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand |
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B．they provide abundant information on the concerning subject |
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C．people can learn to do anything with just one copy |
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D．people can save lots of money through self-teaching |
3.According to New York Times，we know that books on ________ sell best.
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A．technology and personal finance |
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B．opera and car repairing |
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C．diseases and education |
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D．cooking and world history |
4.What can we learn from the passage?
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A．The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking. |
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B．The dummies books will continue to be popular. |
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C．Fifty million different dummies books have been published. |
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D．The simple language was intended for child readers. |
US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey surprised 300 members of her audience (观众) by saying she would send them on a trip to Australia in December.Winfrey will also film an episode (集) of her show at the Sydney “Oprah” House.
The Australian government said it was spending AUS$(澳元) 3 million to help bring The Oprah Winfrey Show to the country.
Tourism Minister (旅游部部长) Martin Ferguson insisted it was money well spent as it would put Australia in the spotlight，with the popular TV show watched by 40 million Americans and screened in 145 countries.“Oprah is a famous name and she has the power to improve Australia’s image as an important tourist country，” he said in a statement.
Winfrey made the announcement on Monday.After telling the audience that she might take them on a trip to New York，Philadelphia or Los Angeles，she said her last season would provide something “bigger”．
“I started to think about where I would most want to go.Maybe I should take all of you with me to the other side of the world.We’re going to Australia！”she said.
Several episodes will be filmed during the trip，which had been planned for almost a year and will take in beaches，Sydney Harbour and so on.It marks the first time that the show will be filmed with its US audience outside North America.The Australian trip follows a similar act in 2004 when Winfrey gave a car to each member of her audience.
Winfrey is to start her own television channel (频道)，the Oprah Winfrey Network，in 2011，at the age of her 57.
1.What ’s the Australian government’s aim in inviting Oprah Winfrey?
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A．To spread Australia’s culture. |
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B．To develop Australia’s tourism. |
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C．To introduce The Oprah Winfrey Show to the country. |
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D．To improve the relations between the two countries |
2.Which word can best describe Martin Ferguson’s attitude towards Oprah Winfrey’s Australian trip?
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A．Worried. |
B．Doubtful. |
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C．Proud. |
D．Confident. |
3.Which of the following about Winfrey is TRUE?
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A．She once brought her audience outside North America in 2004. |
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B．Her Australian trip and episodes have been planned for a month. |
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C．She will film her show at Sydney Harbour. |
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D．She was born in the year of 1964. |
4.What might be the best title for the text?
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A．Oprah Winfrey takes audience to Australia |
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B．Australians love to see The Oprah Winfrey Show |
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C．Americans want to know more about Australia |
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D．Oprah Winfrey will start her own channel |
