He was such __ good speaker that he held our attention every minute of __ three-hour lecture.
A. /; the B. a; / C. a; the D. a; a
某英文报社准备刊发一篇题为”Living in a City”有关城市生活利和弊的文章。根据下面提示写一篇英语短文。
优点：找工作容易；交通便利；有公园、饭店等休闲场所。
缺点：生活消费高；人口多，拥挤；空气污染，居住环境差。
要求：1. 覆盖以上全部内容，可适当发挥。
2. 词数100左右，标题已给出。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每个错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（__），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
Tom and Dick are next door neighbor who both work in same office. They often walk together to and from work. Once they were walking to home together while it suddenly started to rain. Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said proud，“My wife really has great foresight. She said this morning it would rain and tell me to carry my umbrella. ”Dick smiled and walked up to her under the protection of the umbrella，said，“Mine has even great foresight. She didn’t let me. carry one as she knew you’d share yours to me. ”
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
People around the world used their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideas. In 2006, more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet.
1. Blog is a short way of saying Web log. Through these personal websites, people can share their experiences, ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet.
People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression.
2. These sites include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends. 3.
YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. People can watch almost anything on YouTube：news, sports and entertainment events. 4. These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal’video sharing service. They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billon dollars.
Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. 5. They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.
A. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity.
B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves.
C. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life.
D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web.
E. There are music videos, and videos made by people in their own homes.
F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price.
G. It is the most popular social networking site on the web.
Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go shopping that day.
Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!
1.Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day?
A. The first day after Christmas. B. 25 days before Christmas.
C. After Thanksgiving. D.November 29
2.When do people usually do shopping?
A. Before Thanksgiving. B. On Christmas.
C. Anytime. D. Before Christmas.
3.How do people celebrate Buy Nothing Day?
A. In California, parents and children get together to play games.
B. In England, people celebrated by performing plays.
C. They bought nothing and made the others decide not to.
D. In Mexico, high school students dressed up.
Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west coast. Even since she was a young girl, she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn’t changed her mind. After she graduated from high school, she went on to college. Four years later, she received her bachelor’s degree (BA) in English and her teaching certificate. Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers, Mrs. Blake takes more classes; she hopes to get a master’s degree (MA). With an MA, she will receive a higher salary and if possible, she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blake’s high school, like that in many high schools in the United States, is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period, which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M, Mrs. Blake must meet with parents, make our examinations, check assignments at all, Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.
1.How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from high school?
A. four years B. eight years C. twenty years D. twelve years
2.According to the article, which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university?
A. a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree – a doctor’s degree
B.a doctor’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree
C. a master’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree
D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree – a master’s degree
3.How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far?
A. four B. two C. three D.one
4.Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.
B. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United States.
C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.
D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.
