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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的确形式。
Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated because no customers came to his restaurant. 1. (Curious) drove him to follow a customer into a newly-opened restaurant. He found that Yonghui opened a restaurant where only 2. (slim) foods were served to help people lose weight. After having a look at the menu, he 3. (amaze) at the choices of food and the prices4. cost more than a good meal in his restaurant. He thought he could not have Yonghui 5. (get) away with telling people lies! After a lot of research he realized that Yong hui’s food could not give people enough energy to keep them fit. He felt more 6. (hope) as he drove back home. He wrote his sign in order to win his customers 7. . A week later, Wang Peng’s smile left his face when Yonghui said he 8. (spy) on her menu. Then later they found 9. of their restaurants offers a balanced diet and decided to combine their ideas and provide a new menu with food which can cut down the fat and increase the fiber. Their balanced diets became such 10. success that before long their business cooperation turned into a personal one. Finally, they got married and lived a happy life.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _________, but on their way back conditions were very _________ .
Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _________ alone, he would probably get back _________ . But Simon decided to risk his _________ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳).
As they went down, the weather got worse. Then another troubled _________ .They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was impossible for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _________ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _________ , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to _________. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe _________ into a large crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he _________ to get out of the crevasse and started to move towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers _________ .
Simon had returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _________ , but he didn’t want to leave _________ . Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t _________ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
1.A. hurriedly B. carefully C. early D. successfully
2.A. normal B. similar C. special D. difficult
3.A. climbed B. worked C. rested D. continued
4.A. unwillingly B. safely C. slowly D. regretfully
5.A. fortune B. time C. health D. life
6.A. occurred to B. happened C. took place D. broke out
7.A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment
8.A. Finally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Quickly
9.A. stand back B. take a rest C. make a decision D. hold on
10.A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed
11.A. planned B. managed C. waited D. hoped
12.A. around B. above away C. away D. along
13.A. hurt B. dead C. weak D. late
14.A. secretly B. immediately C. tiredly D. anxiously
15.A. find B. accept C. make D. believe
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,并在答题纸上上该选项标号涂黑。选项中有两项是多余选项。
Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment,the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty per cent of Americans worry about losing eyesight,but it's easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:
Schedule yearly exams. 1. Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.
Protect against UV rays(紫外线).Longterm stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is,it's extremely important to wear sunglasses. 2. Give your eyes a break. Twothirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products.
3. Experts recommend that people practise the 20/20/20 rule:every 20 minutes,take a 20second break and look at something 20 feet away.
4. As part of a healthy diet,eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins(维生素) C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health.
Practise safe wear and care of contact lenses(隐形眼镜).Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses,many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. 5. Otherwise,you may have problems such as red eyes,pain in the eyes,or a more serious condition.
A.This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness
B. Eye care should begin early in life.
C.Eat your greens.
D.They can properly protect your eyes.
E.Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.
F.Parents usually don't care about their own eyesight.
G.Always follow the doctor's advice for appropriate wear.
Earlier this month, blogger Lisa Henderson announced that she and her husband John had decided not to have Christmas. The family, who lives in Utah, will still put up decorations, but presents from Santa are a no-go this year.
“John and I feel like we are fighting a very hard uphill battle with our kids when it comes to their rights,” Henderson wrote on her blog. “It is one of the biggest struggles as a parent these days in middle class America. Our kids have been acting so ungrateful lately. ... John said, “We shouldn’t just celebrate Christmas. And, so that’s what we did.”
Instead, the Hendersons are putting the money they would have spent on gifts toward service projects in order to teach their three sons the “pleasure of giving.” The children will still receive gifts from grandparents and other family members, but this year, she said, their letters to Santa will be asking him to find someone who needs presents more than they do.
In an interview with ABC News, 11-year-old Caleb Henderson admitted that he and his brothers had been behaving badly. “We would hit each other. We were fighting and crying,” he admitted, and Lisa said that when she broke the news to her sons, they cried pretty hard.
But so far, Henderson told Fox News last week, the family is having a sudden turning this into a different kind of gift. They have already held a clothing drive and sent boxes of clothes and candy to a village in the Philippines that was hit hard last year by Typhoon Haiyan.
“The children were excited and kept wanting to give more and more,” she reported on her blog.
Many readers responded positively to Henderson’s post. Some sharing their own stories of limiting Christmas in order to teach their children to be charitable(仁慈的) or grateful. “As parents you’re giving your kids something so much more special than a bunch of gifts on Christmas,” one wrote.
But Henderson received negative follow-ups as well on her blog. Responding to critics, she updated her blog with a statement that reads, in part:
I just wanted to explain a couple of things. First, my kids are in no way hurt for things.... They have reacted by making gifts for each other and packing them into each other’s stockings stealthily(偷偷地). They are learning exactly what we wanted them to learn, because they are not moving around feeling sorry for themselves. They are thinking of others.
The second thing I wanted to explain is why I wrote this post. Some people seem to think I wrote this for attention. Ummm, the attention you get from posts like this is not good and actually extremely difficult to deal with.... The reason I wrote this post is I want to empower parents to feel like it’s okay to take a stand. ... I wanted to share what we are doing, so any parents that feel they are struggling with the same issues in their home can see what others are doing and get ideas for their family. My intention is to help support other parents and to raise amazing kids.
1.The Hendersons decided not to spend Christmas because_______.
A. they wanted to make their kids understand the pleasure of giving
B. their kids could receive presents from their other family members
C. the struggling couple tried to save some money to buy kids gifts
D. the whole family would go to the disaster areas in the Philippines
2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by_______.
A. when Lisa told the kids they didn’t spend Christmas, they felt extremely sad
B.all the kids let out an excited cry when Santa sent them Christmas presents
C. the moment Lisa said the Philippines was hit by typhoon, they burst into tears
D. when their grandparents didn’t send them gifts, the kids couldn’t help crying .
3.From the last two paragraphs we can conclude that_______.
A. the writer wants to share his experiences of raising amazing kids
B. educating kids needs regular communication and great patience
C. the writer strongly called on people to care for the unfortunate
D. parents should praise children for their kindness to other people
4.Which of the following can be the best title?
A. Why These Parents Decided Not To Celebrate Christmas.
B. How Americans usually Spend A Traditional Christmas.
C. A Hard Battle between Kids And Parents At Christmas.
D. What American People Do To Have A Nice Christmas.
Don’t you hate it when someone snubs(冷落)you by looking at their phone instead of paying attention? The word “Phubbing”, which comes from “phone” and “snub”, describes such behavior . With popularization of smart phones, we see a new "Phubbing" group everywhere in public places: in subway, restaurants, roads, people are checking the mobile phone, ignoring the people around completely. What is worrying us is that not only young people, but also the elderly and kids are getting addicted(上瘾)to Phubbing.
On Dec 29th, a 28-year-old woman—a mother of two in Wenzhou, drowned after she fell into a river while looking at her mobile phone. A Pakistani man was killed on Dec 15th, 2015, after being hit by a fast moving train while trying to take a selfie (自拍)with it on the track. Last month, Justin, a college student was shot in subway in San Francisco, the U.S. The surveillance(监控)video showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out the gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed that. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones.
Phone is the tool for communication, but now it distances people and makes them separated from each other. Therefore, someone jokes “the furthest distance in the world is not the distance between life and death, but that you don’t know I stand in front of you while you focus on the mobile.”
Phubbing appears harmless; however, it does affect our life. 23-year-old Alex from Melbourne wrote in his blog: "I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops a lot as a result."
1.The author gives several examples in Para.2 to_______.
A. show the phubbing people are dangerous.
B. tell people the bad effects of phubbing
C. say phubbing is more and more popular.
D. warn people not to use phones any more.
2.The author wants to tell us in the passage that______.
A. Kids shouldn’t use phones
B. it’s time for us to stop phubbing
C. Phubbing distances people
D. phubbing can cause accidents
3.What may the passage talk about next?
A. Ways to stay away from phubbing
B. People who are addicted to phubbing
C. Possible reasons for phubbing
D. Advice on how to use a cell phone
Festivals play an important role in a culture’s identity. I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world.
★ Boryeong Mud Festival-Boryeong, South Korea
For two weeks in July, millions gather in Borueong to experience the grey pools and slides.What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party, complete with music and fireworks.While the mud is usually only available in cosmetic products, here you can cake yourself in grey as you want.
★Holi-India
Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February throughout the country, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world.
★Koninginnedag-The Netherlands
Although their current Queen’s birthday is really during the winter, the Queen still celebrates it on April 30th, the country’s official “ Queen’s Day” since 1949.Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of feather boas(长围巾)and body paint as crowds gather in the plazas(广场).Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, with many live music acts, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day.
★National Elephant Day in Thailand
In Thailand, March 13th is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history. Thai Elephant Day has been held on an annual basis since the idea was first approved by the Thai government in 1998. Special events are held at a number of venues in northern Thailand.At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, it has become a tradition on March13th for the dozens of elephants there to be treated to a huge feast of fruits and sugarcane.
1.What we can learn from the passage is that _____.
A. people around the world celebrate Holi differently to show their respect for religion.
B. Koninginnedag-The Netherlands was celebrated on their current Queen’s birthday
C. it is an international custom for the Thai elephant to eat all kinds of fruits and sugarcane
D. Boryeong Mud Festival was originally held to advertise for their mineral resources
2.What is the purpose of the festival held on March 13th in Thailand?
A. To call on people to protect these endangered elephants.
B.To give the Thai elephant a chance to eat fruits and sugarcane.
C.To help people relax themselves by feeding the Thai elephant.
D.To give the importance of the elephant in the Thai history.
3.You can experience the Festival of Colors in.
A.South Korea B.India
C.the Netherlands D. Thailand
4.What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To tell people how to enjoy and relax themselves.
B.To introduce some unique festivals around the world.
C.To get people to celebrate different kinds of customs.
D.To show the importance of celebrating different festivals.