The cakes which the restaurant served were delicious. The customer would like _____ third one because _____ second is rather too small.
A．a; a B．the; the C．a; the D．the; a
三年的高中生活即将结束。请你以“I will remember my school life forever”为题，为英语校刊投稿。
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Ms Smith,
This is Li Hua, monitor of Class Two, Senior Three of Xinhua
1.High School. _______ you may have known, our school is planning
2.to hold an art festival from December 12th to 18th , _______ (持续) a
3.whole week. In p for the festival, our class has decided to put
4._______ a short English play. We’ve already made progress with it.
5.Without your help, we will _______ (无法) to improve our English
6.quickly. To make the play a s , we’d like to invite you to be our
7.guide, giving us some _______ on spoken English. I wonder if you will
8.be a on the afternoon of December 2nd. We would feel much
9.______(荣幸的) if you could make it to Room 307 of the teaching building.
10.Looking forward to your early r .
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
However urban life strikes you, cities worldwide have been growing ever more rapidly. Some of this growth has occurred in the developed world, but the most dramatic increase has been in the Third World. Almost all the world’s population growth over the next 30 years will take place in the cities of developing countries.
By the year 2030, for the first time in history, 60 percent of the world’s people will be living in cities.
This is actually good news in some ways. “Cities are the fundamental building blocks of prosperity（繁荣）,” says Marc Weiss, chairman of the Prague Institute for Global Urban Development, “both for the nation and for families.” Industrial and commercial activities in urban areas account for between 50 and 80 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in most countries of the world “there’s the crazy notion that the way to deal with a city’s problems is to keep people out of them,” Weiss continued. “But the problems of the rural life are even more serious than those of the city.” For better or worse, urban-watchers are clear on one point: The quality of life for most people in the future will be determined by the quality of cities. Those cities will be bigger than ever. And yet, population numbers by themselves don’t determine a city’s prospects; after all, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Hamburg, Germany, have the same population. Nor is explosive growth necessarily the determining factor. “City problems,” one authority points out, “mostly have to do with weak, ineffective, and usually unrepresentative city governments.”
1.According to the passage, in the year of 2030 _______.
A．rural area will be extinct
B．most people will live in cities
C．there will be 21 cities having a population of more than 10 million
D．the third world will keep abreast with the developed world
2.In the author’s opinion, _________.
A．better city, better life
B．both urban and rural areas have a larger population
C．the larger population, the faster a city develops
D．both urban and rural areas have larger gross domestic products
3.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Cities contribute more to the GDP than the villagers.
B．Some problems are more easily solved in cities than in country.
C．The developing countries develop faster than the developed countries.
D．It’s impossible to solve urban problems by getting people out of cities.
4.The last paragraph implies that ____________.
A．Public services are ineffective
B．Cities are increasing too fast
C．Population is not linked with development
D．Government should be responsible for the problems in the cities
Glynis Davis:
I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year… but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference — but the scales don’t lie.
Roz Juma:
To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. I’ve learnt to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super thin body. This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all, I’m happy with it.
Lesley Codwin:
I was very happy at winning Young Slimmer of the year. I’d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me! That might have been my problem — perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though. Because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.
Ros Langfod:
Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet… I’m really good in a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate — my weakness. I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older.
1.What do you think the four women were talking about?
A．Different diets they prefer.
B．Their life after marriage.
C．Tex books for students.
D．Their own slimming matter.
2.Where are these short passages most likely to be taken from?
A．Talks on the air.
B．Advertisements on the wall.
C．Books in a library.
D．Magazines for children.
3.What does the underlined word “scales” possibly mean?
A．The coach in the slimming club.
B．Some tool to measure weight.
C．Glynis Davis’ dear husband.
D．The salesperson in a food shop.
4.Which of the following best describes each of the four women’s attitudes towards slimming?
① Glynis Davis a. I put on weight soon after I got married.
② Roz Juma b. Frame doesn’t necessarily mean success.
③ Lesley Codwin c. Facts speak much louder than words.
④ Ros Langfod d. I like myself as I am, and to be what you are.
A．①-a; ②-d; ③-b; ④-c B．①-c; ②-b; ③-d; ④-a
C．①-c; ②-d; ③-b; ④-a D．①-a; ②-b; ③-c; ④-d
The Rolls Royce logo consisting of the two Rs clearly stands for Rolls and Royce, the two founders of this car manufacturing company.
In 1884 Frederick Henry Royce started an electrical and mechanical business. He made his first car, a “Royce”, in his Manchester factory in 1904. He was introduced to Charles Steward Rolls in a Manchester hotel on May 4 that year, and the pair agreed a deal where Royce would manufacture cars, to be sold by Rolls. A clause (条款) was added to the contract, saying the cars would be called “Rolls Royce”.
The current Toyota logo consists of three ovals: the two perpendicular (成直角的) ovals represent a relationship of trust between the customer and Toyota. These ovals combine to symbolize the letter “T” for Toyota. The space in the background implies a global expansion of Toyota’s technology and unlimited potential for the future.
The Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) is a South Korean company manufacturing automobiles. Their automobiles are available in many countries around the globe. In 2003 it was South Korea’s largest car maker and the world’s seventh largest car maker. The Hyundai logo appears to be an H (symbolizing Hyundai). The oval shape indicates the company’s global expansion and the “H” is symbolic of two people (specifically the company and customer) shaking hands.
The Mercedes-Benz logo represents one of the most famous brands in the world. The Benz logo is a three-pointed star that represents its domination of the land, the sea, and the air. The famous three-pointed star was designed by Gottlieb Daimler to show the ability of his motor for land, air and sea usage. It was first seen on a Daimler in 1909 and was combined with the Benz laurel wreath (桂冠) in 1926 to symbolize the union of the two firms. Mercedes-Benz is one of the world’s oldest automobile manufacturers.
1.Which company’s logo is a symbol of two people shaking hands?
A．Rolls Royce’s. B．Toyota’s. C．Hyundai’s. D．Mercedes-Benz’s
2.According to the text, _______________.
A．Rolls Royce was founded in 1884
B．Mercedes-Benz originally produced motors
C．Toyota is having difficulty expanding its technology
D．Hyundai has the same long history as Mercedes-Benz
3.Which company’s logo stands for both the manufacturer and the seller?
A．Rolls Royce’s. B．Toyota’s. C．Hyundai’s. D．Mercedes-Benz’s.
4.We can learn from the text that ______.
A．the ovals in the logos have the same meaning
B．Hyundai is South Korea’s seventh largest car maker
C．the three-pointed star of the Mercedes-Benz logo was first seen in 1926
D．the Mercedes-Benz logo is a symbol of the combination of two companies
