It’s the ________ in Britain for a bride to throw her flowers to the wedding guests.
A．habit B．rule C．custom D．law
A: Good morning, 1.
B: Yes. I’d like some information about English courses in your college.
2.
A: Yes, there’s a beginner’s course on Monday evenings at 7:30.
B: On Monday? 3.
A: Yes, I’m afraid so.
B: Well. 4. But do you think you’ll have a course on some other night
in the future?
A: Well. 5. I’ll let you know if we decide to offer one in the future.
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音完全相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1.agriculture
A．atmosphere B．amount C．award D．ahead
2.bush
A．puzzle B．pull C．mutton D．nut
3.measure
A．feast B．wealthy C．bean D．weakness
4.within
A．strength B．theory C．birthplace D．thus
5.system
A．fry B．spy C．beauty D．multiply
目前，许多学校存在部分学生抄袭作业现象。现在就这个话题谈谈自己的看法。
主要原因：作业量大、偏难；对功课不感兴趣、懒惰；完成任务，取悦老师。
个人看法：抄袭不对，违反校规；要诚实，勤奋学习；有困难可以请教老师和同学。
注意：1. 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。
2. 短文标题与开头已写好，不计入总词数。
3. 词数：150 左右。
My opinion on copying others’ homework
As is known to us all, some students copy others’ homework.___________
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China’s Tianhe-1 has a computing speed of 2,507 trillion（万亿）calculations a second, making it the fastest computer in the world. It is also 40 percent faster than the world’s second fastest supercomputer, Cray XT5 Jaguar, in the US, kept at a national laboratory in Tennessee, according to the New York Times. Jack Dongarra, a University of Tennessee computer scientist, told NYT that the Chinese supercomputer is faster than the existing Number One machine.
Building the fastest supercomputer has become a source of national pride, as these machines are valued for their ability to solve problems in areas like defense, energy and science. These problems are related to national interests. Supercomputing technology is also found in business. Oil and gas companies use supercomputers to find oil and gas.
Obviously, research centers with large supercomputers attract top scientific talents. This adds extra importance to the machines—they’re more than just huge computers.
China’s new supercomputer will be used to speed up greatly scientific calculations, such as hurricane and tsunami modeling, cancer research, car design and even studying stars.
In 2008, two US scientists put together a step-by-step guide on how to build a supercomputer using PlayStation 3 video-game consoles（控制台）. Modern supercomputers are built by combining thousands of small computer servers（服务器）and using software to turn them into one large computer. Really, any organization with enough material and technology can create a fast machine.
The Chinese system follows that model by linking thousands upon thousands of computer servers. But the secret behind the system—and the technological achievement—is China’s own networking technology. “That technology was built by them,” Dongarra said. “They are taking supercomputing very seriously and using a lot of time and money.”
“China is still a developing country,” said Sha Chaoqun, manager at Dawning Company which is the leading supercomputer maker in China. “Maybe one day, China’s total computing power can be greater than that of the US, but there is still a long way to go before we get there.”
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China has developed the world’s fastest supercomputer. |
◇Tianhe-1 has a high computing speed, which 1._______ it the fastest computer in the world. ◇Tianhe-1 is 40 percent faster than the 2.______ fastest supercomputer in the world. ◇3._____ Jack Dongarra, we learn that the Chinese supercomputer is faster than the existing Number One machine. |
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Many countries see the fastest supercomputer as a source of national 4.______ and are making efforts to develop it. |
◇The high-speed computer is 5.________ to solve problems related to national interests. ◇Besides 6.______, supercomputing technology can also be found in areas of defense, energy and science. ◇It’s obvious that top scientific talents are 7.______ to research centers with large supercomputers. |
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The secret behind supercomputers is networking technology. |
◇By using the technology built by Chinese people, taking it 8._______ and devoting lots of time and money, China has achieved a lot. |
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Mr. Sha showed a conservative（保守的） 9._______ toward the development of computing power. |
◇10._________ the greater computing power China may have in the future, there is still a long way to go. |
As is known to us all, baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.
Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s has also become popular in the United States.
For many years frequent(经常的) bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!
By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common.
In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person was only allowed to take a bathe every thirty days! That was a law!
Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health, Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bath once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential (="necessary)" to good health.
1. A water system for baths was built by _________ over 3,000 years ago.
A．the Greeks B．the Romans C．the Americans D．the Europeans
2.In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was __________.
A．good for health B．unimportant C．harmful D．important
3.The underlined word perfume probably means _____________.
A．a strange smelling substance B．good health
C．a sweet smelling substance D．large wealth
4.Which of the following gives the main idea of the passage?
A．Everybody inAmericatakes a daily bath.
B．A bath a day keeps the doctor away.
C．Bathing has become easier and cheaper.
D．Taking baths has become popular in the world.
