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Visitors to the dry, hot Sonoran Desert of the southern Arizona and northern Mexico are amazed at the manyarmed giants. They are the saguaro cacti (树形仙人掌), a giant which gives the landscape its _____________ appearance. In the dry desert the saguaro cacti can live for more than 200 years, grow to a ___________ of 60 feet, and have as many as 50 arms.
More __________， the saguaro cacti still persist despite the unbearable desert climate. Those that have grown to old age have ___________ droughts, freezes, flash floods, and bush fires as well as the ___________ caused by groups of rats that eat their seedlings (秧苗). Like all other desert ___________， these leafless giants can store water for use during the desert's long dry seasons by ____________ water through their long roots.
Naturally, the great saguaro cacti are a(n) __________ part of the desert life. Actually the giants may be ___________ to many animals, including woodpeckers, owls, doves, bats and insects. In addition, after a saguaro __________ the age of 50 or so, coldresistant flowers ___________ at the top of the plants once a year. These flowers ____________ birds, bats and bees, which come for the honey and for the tasty flowers with their black seeds.
___________ the splendid saguaros are plentiful in the Southwest, they are unfortunately ___________. These giant cacti have great value in landscape gardening, and the thieves can earn thousands of dollars by uprooting and __________ them to nurseries (苗圃). To protect these southwestern ___________， agents for the Arizona Department of Agriculture go around and __________ the desert. It's a most important job though a hard one. But without the saguaro cacti, many desert animals would suffer a lack of __________ and loss of nesting sites. The Southwest, too, would ____________ something of unique importance, since these desert giants have become a ____________ of the dry region.
1.A.general B．basic C．unique D．lovely
2.A.length B．height C．size D．width
3.A.pleasingly B．inspiringly C．interestingly D．amazingly
4.A.lived through B．broken through C．cut through D．got through
5.A.crisis B．damage C．destruction D．load
6.A.plants B．lives C．animals D．creatures
7.A.pouring B．squeezing C．pumping D．absorbing
8.A.independent B．vital C．original D．mysterious
9.A.spot B．field C．home D．camp
10.A.turns B．takes C．meets D．gains
11.A.come up B．come out C．show off D．show up
12.A.call B．trap C．fascinate D．stick
13.A.As B．But C．Although D．Yet
14.A.in danger B．in demand C．in need D．in control
15.A.exchanging B．trading C．offering D．selling
16.A.treasures B．decorations C．possessions D．creations
17.A.look over B．hand over C．watch over D．turn over
18.A.food B．scenery C．water D．flavor
19.A.affect B．abandon C．increase D．lose
20.A.signal B．sign C．mark D．symbol
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About a month ago, I was walking alone on the beach in the evening. I have already finished my homework, and I wanted to relax. Suddenly, I saw two children stand on the beach. They seem to have found something made of metal, which was big and reddishbrown. When I took a look at it, I knew immediate that it was an old bomb! I told them to move away the bomb. Fortunately, I had a mobile phone around with me, so I called the police and told them that had been found. About 15 minutes late, the police arrived. I was praised for it but then I went home. The next day, I heard that the police had blown the bomb up. It had been on the sand for over 60 years!
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This is a story of a little girl and her grandmother. One day, I was looking for medicine in a store 1. I saw an old woman with a little girl in her arms. The little girl asked her grandmother, “2._ do you think about a brand new face cream that is supposed 3. (reduce) laugh lines？” The grandmother just laughed and said, “Sweetie, I am 80 years old. I 4. (learn) to love all my laugh lines. I have 5._ (actual) earned every one of them.” Then just to prove her point, she laughed again and amused _6. granddaughter. The laughter of the little girl and the old woman mixed together with a sound 7. was as musical and beautiful as an angel's song.
I left the store feeling a lot 8. (good) about all the laugh lines I had earned in my own life. I remembered all the beautiful faces I had seen _9. the years. Their beauty is ageless no matter how old they are. May you have a time in your life earning _10. most attractive laugh lines.
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Landmark College recently put in an additional five speed bumps (减速带), now bringing the number of speed bumps to ten on campus (校园). My guess for __________ they added more speed bumps is either the administration felt that the students were __________ too fast, or maybe they just wanted to give us a bumpy ride to annoy us.
One may ____________ that the speed bumps they ____________ will just improve safety and decrease __________， and it does keep cars at a slow speed and gives pedestrians the ____________ they need for ____________ the road to get to class. __________， adding too many speed bumps could turn a safety precaution to a danger. The speed bumps down the hill are becoming a ____________. For example, driving over the speed bumps __________ causing wear and tear on a car. I foresee a future problem happening when it starts to ____________. With snow and ice on the ground, some cars may have difficulty ___________ for these speed bumps on the hill. If ice was on the ground, it is very likely that a driver may lose control and ____________ the bumpy hill.
The administrators who ordered the speed bumps should reach out and talk it out with the students who have to ____________ the speed bumps every day, and ask ____________ any damage or problems have occurred already.
Lately, students have been ____________ anything in their power to avoid as many speed bumps as possible. Some students have even damaged a speed bump or two, but it would be ____________ hours later.
It's no surprise that students at Landmark College are ____________ with the new addition, and with so many students getting angry with the ___________， we could finally get the word out and get the administration to make a ____________.
1.A.why B．how C．when D．where
2.A.running B．speaking C．driving D．walking
3.A.agree B．decide C．imagine D．ignore
4.A.destroyed B．added C．recommended D．needed
5.A.weight B．speeding C．spending D．crime
6.A.quality B．efficiency C．performance D．safety
7.A.designing B．building C．crossing D．watching
8.A.Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides
9.A.problem B．form C．tool D．rule
10.A.keeps off B．stands for C．results from D．ends up
11.A.rain B．clear C．snow D．cool
12.A.coming down B．slowing down C．settling down D．calming down
13.A.wait for B．stare at C．care about D．slide down
14.A.use B．repair C．check D．remember
15.A.until B．unless C．if D．since
16.A.refusing B．doing C．hugging D．keeping
17.A.painted B．replaced C．covered D．studied
18.A.busy B．friendly C．careful D．displeased
19.A.goal B．standard C．situation D．comment
20.A.change B．plan C．promise D．wish
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We have all seen nervous presenters in classrooms and meetings. One effect of being nervous is moving from side to side. 1. In fact the audience can lose interest in a speaker who does not move.
How a speaker moves is important. Wholebody movement should be slow and planned to command attention. Such movement helps to communicate confidence.
2. But they look at their notes on a paper or at the screen if they have an electronic presentation.
With posture, the typical problem for new speakers is that they are often moving back and forth, and they're not facing the audience. They'll often be facing the white board or the screen with slides and be talking to that rather than talking to the audience. The same thing with eye contact with the audience, they find it really, really difficult, because they'll be looking at their notes, they'll be looking at their computer, they'll be looking at the screen, or they will be looking at the floor. The problem of having notes and trying to talk from notes often is a big problem. 3. The best way to avoid this problem is to use images and few words for notes instead of sentences. The image should help communicate the point you want to make. Writing a few words with the image on your slide helps you remember that point. Then you can look at the audience while speaking.
4. When you practice, remember these important tips: be aware of your posture, eye contact, and gestures.
5. Then step by step, you'll become an excellent speaker.
A．So they usually have eye contact with the audience.
B．So they have trouble with eye contact.
C．An important part of public speaking is practice.
D．New public speakers know that they should look at the audience while they speak.
E．A presenter does not need to stand perfectly still.
F．Improve your public speaking with body language.
G．Look for opportunities to speak and gain more confidence.
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Last weekend I visited Rome for the first time. I spent three busy days in the Italian capital, seeing lots of tourist attractions and walking down streets lit with Christmas decorations. There are a lot of things I love about the city.
Rome is one of the most ancient cities in the world and is full of wonderful relics (遗迹) from its distant past. These monuments include the Roman Forum and the vast Coliseum where gladiators used to fight each other until death and hunt animals coming from another country. The ruins of buildings and temples are fascinating: you can't quite believe how old they are.
I studied the masterpieces of the Renaissance period at university and was very excited to see them in real life. I walked around the museum in Vatican City and saw plenty of famous sculptures (雕塑). The best part of the visit was, without doubt, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted in the early 16th century by the great Michelangelo. It was so breathtaking that I couldn't tear my eyes away from it.
In Rome, there is a lot of food on offer for tourists but some of it isn't of very good quality. I made an effort to find reliable restaurants to taste the popular meals of the region, like pasta with tomato, onion and bacon. I also love eating ice cream and hot chocolate under the Christmas lights.
Rome has not only lots of luxury boutiques (精品店) but also plenty of shops that were more in my price range! It was a perfect opportunity to go and buy presents for my family and friends. There was also a Christmas market, where I bought a sparkly decoration for the tree.
1.The underlined word “gladiators” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “________”．
A．athletes B．butchers
C．invaders D．fighters
2.The author found the ruins of buildings and temples fascinating because ________.
A．they represent Rome's religion
B．they are relics from Rome's distant past
C．you can't help wondering how old they are
D．they include the Roman Forum and the vast Coliseum
3.What is mainly discussed in the 3rd paragraph?
A．The great museums of Italy.
B．The sculptures in Rome.
C．Artrelated activities during the visit.
D．The achievements of the Renaissance period in Italy.
4.When visiting Rome, you should be careful in choosing ________.
A．the attractions B．the food
C．the hotels D．the luxury boutiques
