We don’t know who ____ for the murder, but the policemen will tell us the truth soon.
A．is to blame B．is to be blamed
C．is blaming D．is to be blaming
从英国来到北京的交换生Tom在语言交流和生活及学习习惯等方面遇到很多问题，写信给曾经在英国做交换生的好友李明表达了自己的烦恼和困惑。假如你是李明，请用英文给他回复一封Email。要点需包括如下内容：
1．安慰
2．鼓励
3．建议
注意：
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Dear Tom，
I’m so sorry to hear about the problems you are faced with at present__________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Ming
Some recent surveys show that the health conditions of many white collar employees and office workers are rather critical. Death cases among white collar employees and office workers are increasing year by year and these cases are generally believed to have been caused by overwork and spend little time taking rest or doing exercise.
If their offices are within the distance of half an hour’s walk, some office workers now choose to go to work on foot. Ms. Wang, who works in a foreign enterprise in Beijing, has been walking to her office for more than six months now.“I usually have a tight work schedule and can’t find time to do exercise. So I choose to walk to work.”As she said, if the office is not far from home, most women would like to go to work on foot. Walking is good for their health and can help them to keep good figures as well.
Apart from walking to office, one can also find time to do exercise when one is at work. The simple way is to abandon the lift. Mr.Yang who works in the Passenger Service Department at Beijing Airlines, is one of such men who frequently climb stairs to his office. “I only use the lift whenever I am with my colleagues or my boss. Otherwise, I would climb stairs instead of taking the lift.”
In addition, some office workers try to find time to go to gym at the end of a day. Ms Sunny works in a law firm. She goes to the gym several times a week when she has the time.“I go to the gym every weekend. During the weekdays, I will also go there whenever I have the time.” Ms Sunny and her husband both have a gym membership card for a whole year. The cards cost them a lot of money. However, they think it is worth it.
1.What is the best title of the passage? (No more than 10 words.)
2.How many ways that office workers keep healthy are mentioned in the passage and what are they? (No more than 15 words.)
3.Please explain the underlined phrase “ keep good figures ” in English.(No more than 5words.)
4.Why are death cases among white collar employees and office workers increasing year by year? (No more than 15 words.)
5.As a student, which is the best way of keeping fit? (No more than 20 words.)
Online clothes shoppers will be told exactly what size is best. for them using new software which combines with their web camera or smart phone to form a“3D tape measure”.
Scientists from Surrey University and design experts from the London College of Fashion are developing a program which can take precise (精确的) waist, hip, chest and other measurements from camera images.
Using the person’s height as a starting point，the software will be able to build up a 3D image and estimate their size at various different points on the body, based on their overall proportions.
The result will be a more accurate sizing guide than previous systems based on waist size or a “small／medium／large”scale, which rely on limited measurements and the buyer’s perception of their own body size.
Shoppers and retailers(零售商)who choose to sign up for the project could save millions of pounds a year in postage costs by removing the need to order multiple sizes of the same garment(服装) and send back ill-fitting clothes, researchers claimed.
The project, sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC), is expected to be brought to market within two years.
After choosing an item, the shopper will activate the software, enter their height, stand in front of their webcam or smart phone in their underwear and take a photograph.
The software will not store or transmit the image to the internet, but will use it to judge the person’s dimensions at various points on their body.
Philip Delamore of the London College of Fashion said：“The potential benefits for the fashion industry and for shoppers are huge. Currently, it’s common for online shoppers to order two or three different sizes of the same item of clothing at the same time, as they’re unsure which one will fit best.”
1.What is the essential part of a 3D tape measure?
A．a software B．a webcam
C．a microphone D．a smart phone
2.What can we learn about the 3D tape measure?
A．It will store or transmit the image to the internet.
B．It is based on the buyer’s perception of their size.
C．It will be a co-working production.
D．It uses a person’s weight as a starting point.
3.Compared with the traditional sizing system, a 3D tape measure is_______.
A．quicker B．more precise
C．more beautiful D．more vivid
4.How can the 3D tape measure benefit online shoppers?
A．Online shoppers will get their ordered garment in time.
B．Online shoppers will get their ordered garment more quickly.
C．Online shoppers will get an ordered garment of high quality.
D．Online shoppers will get an ordered garment to their measure.
5.What is the right order for a shopper to form a 3D tape measure?
①to take a photo with a webcam
②to activate the software
③to enter his／her height
④to judge his size by analyzing his image
A．①②③④ B．②①③④ C．②③①④ D．②③④①
Americans who volunteer for the Peace Corps get a chance to help improve lives in developing countries. They also get a chance to learn more about the world, and about themselves. This week this program is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
President John Kennedy established the Peace Corps soon after he took office in 1961. It was the time of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The new program gave Americans a chance to answer the call to service that the president made in his inaugural(就职的)speech. “Ask not what your country can do for you,” he said. “Ask what you can do for your country.” Kennedy told Peace Corps volunteers that America’s image in the countries where they were going would depend largely on them.
On August 30th, 1961, the first group of 51 Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Accra, Ghana, to serve as teachers. They had agreed to work for almost no pay. They would spend two years in Ghana helping its people and learning the reality of life in a developing country. Most of the volunteers had just completed college. About half of them taught English or health care. In the 50 years since then, more than 200，000 Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers. They have worked in 139 countries.
The Peace Corps is a government agency that was created to promote world peace and friendship. There are three goals: First, to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Second, to help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the people served. And, third. to help promote a better understanding of other people on the part of Americans.
Today, the Peace Corps has more than 8,000 volunteers and trainees in 77 countries. They work in agriculture, economic development, education, the environment and health care. Some work in programs related to youth development.
Sixty percent of current Peace Corps volunteers are women. The average age of a volunteer is 28. But the ages of Peace Corps volunteers range from 18 to 86. Some Americans join the Peace Corps after they retire. Today seven percent of volunteers are over the age of 50. And 19 percent are members of minority groups.
1.Volunteers for the Peace Corps can _______.
A．improve their abilities by learning in some developed countries
B．travel to many foreign countries to learn more about the world
C．have an opportunity to help all the people in developing countries
D．contribute to lives in developing countries and develop themselves
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．Volunteers served as teachers to work for no pay in Accra, Ghana.
B．Kennedy established the Peace Corps before he took office in 1961.
C．Most of the volunteers of the first group had just graduated from college.
D．America’s image in the foreign countries depends completely on volunteers.
3.The fourth paragraph is mainly about _______.
A．what the Peace Corps is and its steps
B．why the Peace Corps was created and what are its goals
C．what role the Peace Corps play in daily life
D．How the Peace Corps was created and its aims
4.According to the text, volunteers and trainees assist in the following aspects EXCEPT _______.
A．industry B．environment C．education D．health care
5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Most of the volunteers for the Peace Corps are women.
B．Few minority groups joined the Peace Corps.
C．Half of the retired volunteers joined the Peace Corps.
D．People of different ages take an active part in the Peace Corps.
A New Zealand volcano dormant for more than a century has erupted，sending up ash clouds，disturbing flights and closing roads．
Mount Tongariro, one of three volcanoes in the centre of the North Island, became active just before midnight local time, with reports of loud explosions，pouting rocks and steam.
The 1, 978m peak is in a national park popular with hikers. No damages have been reported after the eruption.
Witnesses described a dramatic scene as the volcano erupted.
“I saw this beautiful. big cloud and I thought: ‘Gee that looks like a volcanic plume’. Just as I thought that there was a great big orange flash,” truck driver Bryn Rodda told New Zealand National Radio. “It was quite impressive.”
Mount Tongariro last erupted 115 years ago. And scientists said they did not yet know if this eruption was a single event.
Experts said they were caught by surprise—they had recorded some activity like an earthquake in recent weeks but were not expecting an eruption．
“This might just be a quiet period and we should expect it to start again at any time. So we are watching things Very closely,” volcanologist Michael Rosenberg told TVNZ.
Eruption activity has currently reduced, New Zealand media said．Meteorologists(气象学家)said the ash was blowing east towards the Pacific Ocean.
A number of inland flights from the North Island to the South Island had been affected by the volcanic activity, Air New Zealand said.
Police said highways that had been closed because visibility was affected after the eruption are now open.
Some residents in the nearby areas had temporarily left their homes. Officials have not ordered an evacuation(撤离), but advised those affected by the ash cloud to stay indoors and close their doors and windows.
1.What effect did the eruption cause?
A．Flood. B．Road block. C．Strong wind. D．Air crash.
2.What does the underlined word“dormant”in the first paragraph probably mean?
A．Inactive. B．Movable.
C．Silent. D．Covered.
3.Which of the following is true of the passage?
A．Some international flights were cancelled after the eruption.
B．All residents had to move away from their homes after the eruption.
C．Some witnesses thought it was very interesting and attractive.
D．Loud explosions caused great damage to the highways and airports.
4.What do the experts expect might happen next?
A．Another eruption.
B．An earthquake.
C．Diseases caused by the ashes.
D．An overall evacuation.
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．National Park in New Zealand Damaged
B．Nothing Is Impossible.
C．Volcano or Earthquake?
D．Sudden Eruption of a Volcano in New Zealand.
