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It was an extremely hot day. My younger brother Walt and I had decided to go swimming in the stream behind Mr Blickez’s house, because it would be the only way to cool ourselves down. Across his farm and through some woods was a deep swimming hole supplied by several cold springs(泉).
The only problem with our plan was that this farm was guarded by a huge mean Hereford bull(公牛). Mr Blickez had told us that Elsie, the animal’s name, was the meanest bull in town, maybe even the county, and we believed in him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was reason to doubt about what he said. For one thing, we remembered Mr Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull. Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the farm, and Mr Blickez finally agreed.
On our way across the farm, we stopped at the fence to admire the swimming hole. The sun shone brightly across the cool waters. We couldn’t wait to get there. Suddenly, Walt shouted loudly. Elsie had run to him and was licking(舔) his back. I immediately hid under the fence. However, when I looked up, I saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull at all. She was just a friendly young cow, and she was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.
When we discovered the truth, we were so happy. We then ran to the swimming hole and jumped in. The water was just as wonderful as we had dreamed. After that day, we had many good days and we often visited our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”.
1.The author and his brother decided to go to swim because __________.
A. there was no water to take a shower at home
B. the weather was so hot that they couldn’t stand it
C. Mr Blickez invited them to his house for swimming
D. they wanted to try their newly-found swimming hole
2. What was the problem faced by the author and his brother?
A. They didn’t know where to swim.
B. They had to face a very mean bull.
C. Their mother didn’t want them to swim.
D. They didn’t know how to get to the stream.
3.What can we know about Mr Blickez?
A. He often tells lies.
B. He is very shy.
C. He is an honest man.
D. He is very kind to children.
4.When Elsie saw the author’s brother, she __________.
A. tried to attack him
B. immediately ran away
C. showed her friendliness
D. tried to drive him away
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A visit to a zoo can be an amazing experience for people of all ages. If you want to get close to wildlife, why not visit one of the following zoos in the UK?
Longleat Safari(游猎) & Adventure Park
Wiltshire’s Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is the UK’s oldest safari park. Opened in 1966, it was the first safari park opened outside Africa. It was just a 100-acre lion reserve in the beginning, but it has grown fast over the years. Now you can see parrots and other creatures here, although lions are still popular with many people.
Open from mid-February to early November, a day ticket costs￡26 for adults. Admission(门票) for 3- to 14-year-old is￡18.50 and￡21 for the over-60s.
Located just off the A36 between Bath and Salisbury, it can be reached by taking the A362.
Bristol Zoo
Bristol Zoo is one of the UK’s oldest zoos. It will celebrate its 180th anniversary(周年) in 2016. Here, you’ll find over 400 different species of creatures. It also has nine animal houses, so even if the weather isn’t at its best, there are still lots of amazing creatures to look at, including the endangered red panda. Perhaps one of the most popular places is Bug World, where you can see all kinds of scary insects.
Admission for adults is￡14 and￡8.50 for 3- to 14-year-olds.
Located in the Clifton region of Bristol, you can reach the zoo by taking either the No. 8 or 9 bus. Clifton Down train station is also close by, and if you are taking public transport, you can buy a discounted entry ticket to the zoo.
1.What do we know about Wiltshire’s Longleat Safari & Adventure Park?
A. It’s the first safari park in the UK.
B. It covers an area of 100 acres in total.
C. It has a longer history than Bristol Zoo.
D. It’s famous mostly for its parrots and lions.
2. How much should a 61-year-old couple with their 4-year-old grandson pay to visit the first zoo?
A. ￡42. B. ￡52. C. ￡60.5 D. ￡70.5
3.Bristol Zoo was opened probably in __________.
A. 1826 B. 1766 C. 1936 D. 1836
假设你是三明市学联会会长李华，得知三明万达广场将修建一座购物中心，请写一份建议信给负责设计该建筑的建筑师Mr. White, 建议他在设计时应更多的考虑残疾人的使用便利（例如电梯、卫生间、停车位、门等）。
要求：字数100字左右, 开头和结尾已给出， 不计入总词数。
参考词汇： 万达广场：the Wanda Suqare 购物中心：shopping mall
短文改错，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。
Dear Sir,
I’m glad to recommend my friend Li Ming to you. Li Ming was born on July 15, 1974 in Beijing. When he was in the middle school, he did well in several subject, including math, physics and chemistry and was fond with art. Later, his efforts paid off when he admitted into Beijing University majoring in physics. Before four years of hard work there, he went to abroad for further education. Because of his excellent work and performance, he gets a doctor’s degree this year. He is now in good health but would like to come back home to make contributions to our country. I will be most gratefully if you consider his recommendation and offer him a job in your company.
Looking forward to receive your early reply.
Yours truly,
Wang Lin
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On February 5, 2013, the fifth grade students at an elementary school welcomed a new student. Unlike other newcomers. He was not shy at all. Instead, he seemed1.(recognize) all one hundred kids by their names immediately . You may wonder who can do that. Well, the new student was not a human2.a robot. The 1.2 meter tall student is part of a14-month experiment. The experiment is to test3.if robots can gradually learn to naturally deal with a group of people.
4.(compare) to other students, the robot’s daily conversation level has been limited to that of a five year old, but he was programmed with the facial5.(photo) and voiceprints of all fifth graders and teachers. Also, he6.(design) with the contents of the entire fifth grade science textbooks. As7.result, he impressed the class by answering every question8.(correct).
What’s more, the robot not only got along well with his fellow classmates, but he also liked shaking hands with students from other classes and grades.
In fact, this is not the first time the robot9.(be) around humans. In the past years he has done many tasks, including10.(accompany) the elderly to shop for groceries.
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Oxford and Cambridge have decided to remove the words CAN”T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionaries. Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside a(n)_______. Although she was born without arms, that has_______stopped her from doing one thing: using the_______ “can’t”.
Jessica got the Sport Pilot certificate recently and became the first pilot licensed to _______using only her feet. She made what’s seemingly _______become a reality. Her certificate _______her to fly a light sport aircraft of 10,000 feet.
“She’s a good pilot and she’s strong,” said Parrish Traweek, the flying_______at San Manuel’s Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek_______a company of PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn’t come close to Cox’s_______. “When she came up here driving a car,” Traweek recalled, “I knew she’d have no_______flying a plane…”
Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she_______early on that she didn’t want to use prosthetic（假体的）_______.
Not only did Jessica Cox _______a license to fly airplanes on October 10, 2008, but she also has a college degree in psychology, and a successful_______as a motivational speaker. What doesn’t Jessica Cox have? Arms. From_______on, her feet became her hands. She can drive a car and fly an airplane using her feet, without any_______adaptations.
“I highly encourage people with_______to consider flying,” Cox said, “It helps_______the stereotype（老套）that people with disabilities are_______into the belief that they are powerful and capable of setting high_______and achieving them.”
1.A. aircraft B. wheelchair C. armchair D. microscope
2.A. still B. almost C. only D. yet
3.A. meaning B. motto C. speech D. word
4.A. leap B. jog C. fly D. flee
5.A. awesome B. impossible C. grand D. theoretical
6.A. scans B. drags C. bumps D. qualifies
7.A. instructor B. companion C. fellow D. architect
8.A. conducts B. resigns C. runs D. impairs
9.A. ability B. disability C. satisfaction D. boundary
10.A. ambition B. courage C. affection D. problem
11.A. spoke up B. figured out C. took up D. tested out
12.A. cushions B. tanks C. devices D. scanners
13.A. earn B. observe C. abolish D. envy
14.A. awareness B. reflection C. assessment D. career
15.A. time B. then C. birth D. now
16.A. elegant B. pure C. flexible D. special
17.A. faiths B. disabilities C. purposes D. decisions
18.A. change B. suck C. scare D. urge
19.A. steep B. unreliable C. powerless D. junior
20.A. thinking B. goals C. attempts D. profits
