The NBA is _____ organization of professional（职业的） basketball players in the USA.
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人们对于学生网上交友持不同意见。请你用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文，介绍他们的观点,并表明自己的看法.
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赞成的理由 |
反对的理由 |
你的看法 |
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1．广交朋友 2．可自由表达思想 3．利于外语学习 |
1．浪费时间 2．影响学习 3．可能上当受骗 |
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注意：1．文章必须包括表中的全部内容。
2．词数为120左右。
3．参考词汇： 网络朋友on-line friend(s)，上当受骗to be cheated
阅读下列短文，根据以下提示：
（1）汉语提示
（2）首字母提示
（3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
People are often worried about going to other countries due to the
“language problems”. But as a matter of ，you can still have a1.
great time living a without many language skills. 2.
Here are some tips.
To begin with, take the time to learn a few basic （表达） 3.
and how to c from one to ten. Secondly，open your mouth and 4.
say “ahh” Before （问）the way， 5.
as if you were at the doctor's.
Follow “ahh” by the name of the place you're going to, l____ 6.
“ahh Paris”. Lastly, speak simply. Say “Menu, please.”rather ____7.
I would like a menu please.” If your vocabulary is____（有限）， 8.
try to communicate by writing. Carry ____ and a pen，and get waiters 9.
or clerks to write down prices for you. Most importantly，
give y____ a chance to use body language. 10.
Every hour spent in watching TV, DVDs and videos as an adult reduces life expectancy by almost 22 minutes, a study suggests. And viewing TV for an average of six hours a day can cut short your life by five years.
The research claims that a sedentary(久坐的) lifestyle is as bad for health as smoking and obesity, because of the dangers caused by inactivity and the greater opportunities it offers for unhealthy eating.
The academics conducting the study set out to calculate the overall risk to life expectancy from watching television. Their research involved more than 11,000 people over the age of 25.
Writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, they concluded. "TV viewing time may be associated with a loss of life, which is similar to other major chronic disease risk factors such as physical inactivity and obesity."
The researchers, from the University of Queensland, used information from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study, together with population and death rate data.
But they said: "Although we used Australian data, the effects in other industrialized and developing countries are likely to be similar, considering the large amounts of time spent watching TV and similarities in disease patterns." In the United Kingdom, the average amount of time spent watching TV is four hours a day, compared with five hours in the United States.
Earlier this year, a separate study suggested the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease, or dying early, rises by as much as 20 percent after just two hours a day in front of the box.
England's Chief Medical Officer, Sally Davies, said: "Physical activity offers huge benefits and these studies back what we already know - that a sedentary lifestyle carries additional risks. We hope these studies will help more people realize that there are many ways to get exercise."
1.We can learn from the passage that_______
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A．whether you watch TV or not has nothing to do with how long you will live |
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B．if an adult watches TV for six hours every day, he will die five years earlier |
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C．physical inactivity and obesity won't shorten your life |
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D．a sedentary lifestyle offers huge benefits. |
2.The word "it" in the second paragraph refers to
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A．a sedentary lifestyle |
B．eating |
C．smoking |
D．obesity |
3.What do we know from the last three paragraphs?
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A．People in the United Kingdom watch TV longer than those in the United States. |
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B．That a sedentary lifestyle carries additional risks isn't supported by other studies. |
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C．Watching TV for two hours a day will increase the risk of illnesses or dying early by 20%. |
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D．It is through these studies that we know a sedentary lifestyle carries additional risks. |
4.The passage is intended to _______.
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A．inform the readers of a research on watching TV |
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B．warn the readers of the harm of watching TV and hope they do sports |
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C．tell the readers watching TV is also a good way to relax |
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D．tell the readers large amounts of people often watch TV |
What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority（优先）over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.
In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail— other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.
Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical（合乎道义的）or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or catch our vulnerability(弱点). Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.
Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution（美国宪法）.
1.According to the passage, persuasion means ________.
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A．changing others’ point of view |
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B．exercising power over other people |
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C．getting other people to consider your point of view |
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D．getting people to agree with you and do what you want |
2.The underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means“________”.
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A．win |
B．fail |
C．speak |
D．listen |
3.The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is ________.
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A．a danger to society |
B．difficult to do well |
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C．unwelcome behavior |
D．never successful |
4.The passage mainly discusses ________.
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A．people’s different opinions towards persuasion |
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B．the reasons why people persuade |
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C．that persuasion is both good and bad |
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D．that persuasion is important and it is all around us |
Sure，you’ve watched extreme pet sports on Animal Planet. But did you know that there’s a whole world of athletic activities for dogs right in our area?
There are some reasons for considering taking part in such activities. Such sports strengthen the close feelings between dog and owner，and also benefit your pup’s body and mind.“ Dogs that are tied with chains often have behavioral problems，” says Lee Morgan. “They love to go out and play as much as we do.”
Of course，many of these sports require some amount of practice，and some breeds are simply better at certain activities than others .But all dogs can participate in the following games.
Frisbee Dogs（投掷游戏用的）飞盘
This sport requires you to throw as many Frisbees as your dog can catch in a 60second time period. The further out your dog catches the Frisbee，the more points you rack up. Extra points are awarded if your pet catches the Frisbee while it’s still in the air. Mid Atlantic Disc Dogs (MADDogs) hosts local competitions and offers informal instruction in local parks or even in people’s backyards.
Flyball Dogs
The sport has been around since 1970s.Flyball is a relay race with four dogs in a team. Each must jump four hurdles (跨栏) spaced with 10 feet apart and then land on a springloaded box that shoots out a tennis ball. The dog must then catch the ball and run back over the four hurdles. Once that’s done，the next dog can go. The first team that successfully completes the course wins the competition. There are a number of local teams，including 4 Dog Night，which holds classes for beginners and intermediate players and is always looking for new team members. The Beltway Bandits is another team，based in Leesburg，that hosts private classes and competitions.
1.Dogs that are always tied with chains often have behavioral problems because ________.
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A．there are no close feelings between dog and owner |
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B．many of them lack enough sports or exercises |
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C．there are no local athletic activities or sports for dogs |
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D．dogs love to go out and play as much as human beings |
2.We can infer that this passage is ________.
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A．probably taken from a travelling diary |
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B．an ad for pet sports training centre |
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C．from a handbook for the methods of raising pets |
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D．a news report about animal sports games |
3.The second paragraph mainly talks about ________.
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A．how to join in such sports activities |
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B．what kinds of pets can take part in sports |
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C．the benefits sports activities can provide |
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D．the disadvantages of pets joining in sports activities |
4.From Flyball Dogs，we know that ________.
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A．it is a relay race with four hurdles done by four dogs in a team |
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B．a long race with four hurdles spaced 10 feet apart by a dog |
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C．the dog which can catch the ball and run back over the four hurdles wins |
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D．the 4 Dog Night is the best local team which has won many games |
